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Gainesville Crime Rate Report (Florida)

Gainesville crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 24 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Gainesville for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2024.

The city violent crime rate for Gainesville in 2024 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 103.37% and the city property crime rate in Gainesville was higher than the national property crime rate average by 53.52%.

In 2024 the city violent crime rate in Gainesville was higher than the violent crime rate in Florida by 176.31% and the city property crime rate in Gainesville was higher than the property crime rate in Florida by 90.35%.

Property and Violent Crime
Gainesville Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Gainesville Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Gainesville Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2024 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault756
Arson13
Burglary452
Larceny and Theft3,371
Motor Vehicle Theft152
Murder and Manslaughter7
Rape126
Robbery196
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)4,896
Property Crime3,975
Violent Crime1,085
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault777
Arson9
Burglary343
Larceny and Theft3,503
Motor Vehicle Theft190
Murder and Manslaughter12
Rape166
Robbery204
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)4,957
Property Crime4,036
Violent Crime1,159

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Gainesville Property Crime

Gainesville Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Gainesville Crime 2024

Gainesville Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Gainesville Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Gainesville Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Gainesville, Florida crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Gainesville crime report data for 2026 was projected from 24 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2024.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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