Gainesville, Florida Crime Rate
3 years of data (2020–2024) · Population: 147,022
Key Insights
- →Gainesville has a safety grade of F with a violent crime rate of 738.0 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
- →Violent crime dropped 0.1% from the previous year.
- →7 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 4.8 per 100K.
- →Crime trajectory: volatile — based on 3 years of data.
- →Safer than 6% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
- →Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.27 (near national average).
Violent Crime Rate
738.0
-0.1% YoY
Murder Rate
4.8
7 murders
Property Crime Rate
2703.7
3,975 total
vs National Avg
↑ 106%
National: 359.1
2024 Crime Breakdown
Violent Crime: 1,085
Murder7
Rape126
Robbery196
Aggravated Assault756
Property Crime: 3,975
Burglary452
Larceny-Theft3,371
Motor Vehicle Theft152
Arson13
Year-over-Year Comparison
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Violent Rate | Murders | Property Crime | Property Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 147,022 | 1,085 | 738.0 | 7 | 3,975 | 2703.7 |
| 2023 | 146,744 | 1,084 | 738.7 | 16 | 4,211 | 2869.6 |
| 2020 | 135,076 | 1,042 | 771.4 | 10 | 4,297 | 3181.2 |
Crime Rate Trends
Murder Rate Trend
F
Safety Grade for Gainesville
Based on violent crime rate of 738.0 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)
Safety Percentile
Safer than 6% of cities
Crime Personality: Balanced
Crime in this city follows a typical distribution across crime types — no single category dominates.
Explore all city crime DNA profiles →National Arrest Demographics
The FBI does not publish per-city arrest demographic breakdowns. At the national level, arrest data shows significant racial disparities influenced by policing patterns, poverty concentration, and systemic factors.
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Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.