Violent Crime Trending Down, Auto Burglaries Still Up
Oct 29, 2024
TR’s recent analysis of the year-to-date (October 1) crime incident numbers indicated that the total number of crime incidents reported by the Tallahassee Police Department were down 7.9% when compared to the same period in 2023. The YTD report showed that property crime was down 2.9% and violent crime was down 17.5%.
TR’s 4-week trend analysis (as of Oct 27) shows a 4.6% increase in total crime incidents. This increase is driven by a 23.6% spike in auto related property crimes when compared to the same 4-week period in 2023. The report also shows a 28.4% decrease in violent crime incidents during this period.
The spike in property crimes is being driven by an 82.8% increase in the Auto Burglary & Theft category. Further analysis shows that the subcategory of auto burglary incidents is up 139%.
Residential and commercial burglaries are both down during this period.
On the violent crime front, Assault & Battery incidents were down 27.3% and Robbery incidents were down 15.0% during the 4-week period.
Fatal Shootings
As October 27, there have been 21 fatal shootings in 2024, compared to 20 fatal shooting deaths in 2023. In 2023, the year ended with a total of 24 fatal shootings.