According to data released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), the Total Crime Index in Leon County decreased by 7.7 % in the first six months of 2018 when compared to the first six months of 2017. The statewide numbers show a decrease of 8.0% for this time period. The table below compares […]
According to the FBI’s 2017 crime statistics, Florida State University had the highest violent crime count of any public college in Florida. This was also the case in 2016. See the FBI reports below. The FBI states that university/college crime statistics are affected by a variety of factors. These include demographic characteristics of the surrounding […]
Despite a significant annual decrease, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement released data for 2017 that shows Leon County leads the state of Florida in crime rate for the fourth year in a row. The crime rate per 100,000 residents in Leon county decreased by 15.0% over 2016 numbers. The table below shows that the […]
At the last city commission meeting, Tallahassee Police Chief DeLeo reported that the 2017 Leon County crime rate decreased 14.3% when compared to the rate in 2016. The 2017 Uniform Crime Report (UCR) incorporates the Tallahassee Police Department and the Leon County Sheriff’s Office into a comprehensive overview of the community. The 2017 UCR reported […]
At the City of Tallahassee annual retreat today, Chief Deleo reported that the number of crimes in Leon County in 2017 have decreased by approximately 13.7% when compared to data from 2016. The comparison period was January to November. During this period, the number of crimes fell from 14,092 to 12,152. The decrease was led […]
According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, mid-year data for 2017 shows that crime decreased by 9.4% in Leon County when compared to the same time period during 2016. The overall decrease was driven by a 11.9% decrease in property crimes like burglary and larceny. The number of motor vehicle thefts fell from 598 […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned a public safety update to be provided to the City Commission by Chief DeLeo on September 27th will show that through July 2017, there has been a 6.3% increase in violent crime when compared to 2016. The report also shows a 15% decrease in property crime in 2017, when compared to […]
TALLAHASSEE— Gainesville and Alachua law enforcement tout a careful balance of community policing, joint cooperation and enforcement for their success in managing crime in their community. A recent article by Tallahassee Reports highlighted the stark differences the between crime statistics for Alachua County and Leon County, two very similar counties with similar demographics and challenges, […]
Per Mayor Andrew Gillum’s request, Tallahassee Police Chief DeLeo made a presentation to the city commission on Wednesday and addressed a number of law enforcement issues. The presentation was requested after the release of UCR data that showed Leon county had the highest per-capita crime rate in the state of Florida for the third year […]
Often times people dismiss crime statistic comparisons involving Leon county because Tallahassee is a major college town. The argument is that characteristics of a college town can sometimes skew comparisons because of the presence of so many college students. In fact, recently Florida State University Criminology Professor, Brian Stults, told the Tallahassee Democrat that the […]