Tallahassee, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Tallahassee, FL Summary

Crime in Tallahassee research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Tallahassee over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Tallahassee:

  • There were 7,302 total crimes committed in Tallahassee the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,725.3 total crimes per 100K people in Tallahassee.
  • The overall crime rate in Tallahassee is 60.28% above the national average.
  • Tallahassee ranks #245 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Tallahassee ranks #8,766 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Tallahassee Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Tallahassee is 3,725.3 per 100,000 people. That's 60.28% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 73.03% higher than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Tallahassee
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 7,302 3,725.3 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 24 12.2 5.9 6.3
Robbery 238 121.4 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1,058 539.8 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 1,516 773.4 383.6 369.8
Burglary 1,067 544.4 240.6 269.8
Larceny 4,159 2,121.8 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 560 285.7 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 5,786 2,951.9 1,769.4 1,954.4

Tallahassee Crime Compared To Florida Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Florida.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Tallahassee

1,516
Violent Crimes
773.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
109.15%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,516 violent crimes in Tallahassee in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Tallahassee is 773.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 129.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Tallahassee each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 109.15% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 101.62% higher than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Tallahassee

5,786
Property Crimes
2,951.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
51.04%
Above The National Average
  • There were 5,786 property crimes in Tallahassee in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Tallahassee is 2,951.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Tallahassee each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 51.04% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 66.83% higher than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Tallahassee

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Thomasville, GA 18,836 819 4,348.1 3,918.0 430.0
Bainbridge, GA 14,112 658 4,662.7 3,996.6 666.1
Cairo, GA 9,864 264 2,676.4 2,321.6 354.8
Quincy, FL 7,143 339 4,745.9 3,975.9 770.0
Midway, FL 2,995 15 500.8 467.4 33.4
Havana, FL 1,701 50 2,939.4 2,821.9 117.6

Tallahassee SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
9.5
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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