I wonder if the reduction in the number of crimes is due to an actual reduction in crime, or if it is related to officers and departments recording crimes as non-crimes or refusing to record records of crimes, as has been alleged in several large cities.

Another possibility is related to the FBI. The FBI used to require law enforcement agencies to report their crime statistics. That stopped a few years ago. Now the reporting of statistics is optional. Anyone with a brain understands that reporting statistics costs money, so most law enforcement agencies either stopped reporting, or reduced their reporting. This is likely the reason behind the drop in crime, as folks do not know about it if it is not reported.

To address JOn’s comment Is the City generally safer?
I really don’t know the answer to that question. I hope so!

I live in the NE Tallahassee, and I rarely venture south of Midtown…why…because I never felt safe there without my (permitted) firearm.

Maybe the situation has changed, and I can patronize local businesses after sundown.