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Five months into 2025, crime incident data published daily by the Tallahassee Police Department shows that total crime incidents have declined by 37.6% when compared to incident data from January thru May in 2024. The drop was driven by a 41.3% decline in property crime. However, robberies increased in April and May to 2024 levels after a major decline in the first three months of 2025.
Florida A&M University is proposing a $650,000 salary for its new president, Marva Johnson. According to a proposed contract posted on the school’s website, Johnson’s salary would be $150,000 more than her predecessor was making, and comes with a 3% annual raise, housing and car allowance, along with a faculty position at the FAMU College of Law after the end of her presidency, with some exceptions.
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