For decades, Tallahassee has found itself in the grip of a gun violence epidemic.
While shootings continue to make headlines, shatter lives and shock neighbors, the capital city and Leon County are seeing another year of violent crime on a downward trend, as homicide numbers inch lower and lower each passing year.
There were 23 homicides in 2025: Twenty investigated by the Tallahassee Police Department and three investigated by the Leon County Sheriff’s Office. Two of those made international headlines when a student gunman opened fire on Florida State University’s campus…