Six months into 2025, crime incident data published daily by the Tallahassee Police Department shows that total crime incidents have declined by 36.8% when compared to incident data from January thru June in 2024. The drop was driven by a 40.1% decline in property crime.
However, the data shows that residential burglaries approached 2024 levels due to increases reported in a couple of areas of town. For example, residential burglaries spiked in the NW area near High Road and Tharpe Street. During the first six months of 2024 there were five residential burglaries in this area. So far this year, 16 residential burglaries have been reported.
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