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Gainesville
Gainesville crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 25 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 2025.
The city violent crime rate for Gainesville in 2025 was higher than the
national violent crime rate
average by 22.83% and the city property crime rate in Gainesville was higher than the
national property crime rate
average by 7.52%.
In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Gainesville was higher than the
violent crime rate in Georgia
by 35.55% and the city property crime rate in Gainesville was higher than the
property crime rate in Georgia
by 17.1%.
Property and Violent Crime
Gainesville Crime Statistics
Summary Report
2025 Crime (Actual Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
142
Arson
6
Burglary
57
Larceny and Theft
698
Motor Vehicle Theft
57
Murder and Manslaughter
2
Rape
33
Robbery
21
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
975
Property Crime
812
Violent Crime
198
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
168
Arson
7
Burglary
48
Larceny and Theft
833
Motor Vehicle Theft
84
Murder and Manslaughter
4
Rape
34
Robbery
22
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
1,127
Property Crime
964
Violent Crime
226
Property and Violent Crime Totals
Actual versus Projected Crime Totals
City versus State versus National Crime Comparison
* The source of
actual
data on this Gainesville, Georgia 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 25 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.
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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