Gainesville, FL Crime and Crime Rate
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The Gainesville crime rate is higher than the Florida average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.
Crime Index, #231
Gainesville, FL | 2,750.42 |
Florida | 2,095.43 |
U.S. | 1,669.05 |
The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.
Gainesville, FL Crime by Year
Year | Location | Description | Murders | Rapes | Robberies | Assaults | Burglaries | Thefts | Vehicle Thefts | Arson | Crime Index |
2014 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 2 | 102 | 150 | 563 | 594 | 3,688 | 298 | 19 | |
| Gainesville, FL | Per 100,000 | 1.6 | 79.6 | 117.0 | 439.2 | 463.4 | 2,877.1 | 232.5 | 14.8 | 2,104 |
| Florida | Per 100,000 | 5.8 | 30.4 | 125.2 | 366.4 | 719.9 | 2,481.5 | 214.0 | NA | 1,880 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 4.5 | 26.4 | 102.2 | 232.5 | 542.5 | 1,837.3 | 216.2 | NA | 1,423 |
2013 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 6 | 62 | 155 | 583 | 742 | 4,000 | 244 | 13 | |
| Gainesville, FL | Per 100,000 | 4.7 | 49.0 | 122.4 | 460.5 | 586.1 | 3,159.8 | 192.7 | 10.3 | 2,140 |
| Florida | Per 100,000 | 5.0 | 24.1 | 118.7 | 312.3 | 710.5 | 2,216.3 | 178.6 | NA | 1,684 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 4.5 | 25.2 | 109.1 | 229.1 | 610.0 | 1,899.4 | 221.3 | NA | 1,477 |
2012 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 6 | 74 | 171 | 600 | 1,009 | 3,953 | 239 | 9 | |
| Gainesville, FL | Per 100,000 | 4.7 | 58.3 | 134.6 | 472.3 | 794.3 | 3,111.7 | 188.1 | 7.1 | 2,306 |
| Florida | Per 100,000 | 5.2 | 27.2 | 123.7 | 330.9 | 794.9 | 2,288.6 | 193.2 | NA | 1,797 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 4.7 | 26.9 | 112.9 | 242.3 | 670.2 | 1,959.3 | 229.7 | NA | 1,557 |
2011 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 6 | 82 | 184 | 640 | 1,063 | 4,003 | 290 | 3 | |
| Gainesville, FL | Per 100,000 | 4.8 | 65.1 | 146.0 | 507.7 | 843.3 | 3,175.7 | 230.1 | 2.4 | 2,454 |
| Florida | Per 100,000 | 5.2 | 27.7 | 134.4 | 348.0 | 892.9 | 2,421.1 | 207.9 | NA | 1,921 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 4.7 | 26.8 | 113.7 | 241.1 | 702.2 | 1,976.9 | 229.6 | NA | 1,576 |
2010 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 4 | 86 | 199 | 617 | 1,213 | 3,859 | 332 | 22 | |
| Gainesville, FL | Per 100,000 | 3.4 | 73.6 | 170.3 | 527.9 | 1,037.8 | 3,301.7 | 284.1 | 18.8 | 2,690 |
| Florida | Per 100,000 | 5.2 | 28.6 | 138.7 | 369.8 | 899.5 | 2,438.4 | 220.5 | NA | 1,969 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 4.8 | 27.5 | 119.1 | 252.3 | 699.6 | 2,003.5 | 238.8 | NA | 1,610 |
2009 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 3 | 95 | 239 | 819 | 1,487 | 4,457 | 440 | 42 | |
| Gainesville, FL | Per 100,000 | 2.6 | 82.4 | 207.3 | 710.5 | 1,290.1 | 3,866.7 | 381.7 | 36.4 | 3,277 |
| Florida | Per 100,000 | 5.5 | 29.7 | 166.7 | 410.6 | 981.1 | 2,588.6 | 271.1 | NA | 2,165 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 5.0 | 28.7 | 133.0 | 262.8 | 716.3 | 2,060.9 | 258.8 | NA | 1,683 |
2008 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 3 | 87 | 235 | 721 | 1,382 | 4,165 | 414 | 18 | |
| Gainesville, FL | Per 100,000 | 2.6 | 76.8 | 207.4 | 636.4 | 1,219.9 | 3,676.5 | 365.4 | 15.9 | 3,084 |
| Florida | Per 100,000 | 6.4 | 32.6 | 197.9 | 452.0 | 1,028.3 | 2,766.0 | 346.5 | NA | 2,386 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 5.4 | 29.3 | 145.3 | 274.6 | 730.8 | 2,167.0 | 314.7 | NA | 1,784 |
2007 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 5 | 93 | 237 | 787 | 1,522 | 3,837 | 436 | 22 | |
| Gainesville, FL | Per 100,000 | 4.6 | 85.9 | 218.9 | 726.8 | 1,405.5 | 3,543.3 | 402.6 | 20.3 | 3,345 |
| Florida | Per 100,000 | 6.6 | 33.7 | 209.1 | 473.2 | 996.3 | 2,689.4 | 403.6 | NA | 2,426 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 5.6 | 30.0 | 147.6 | 283.8 | 722.5 | 2,177.8 | 363.3 | NA | 1,827 |
2006 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 7 | 96 | 250 | 737 | 1,420 | 3,877 | 466 | 11 | |
| Gainesville, FL | Per 100,000 | 6.4 | 87.3 | 227.3 | 669.9 | 1,290.8 | 3,524.3 | 423.6 | 10.0 | 3,281 |
| Florida | Per 100,000 | 6.2 | 35.8 | 188.8 | 481.2 | 944.6 | 2,619.0 | 422.5 | NA | 2,375 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 5.7 | 30.9 | 149.4 | 287.5 | 729.4 | 2,206.8 | 398.4 | NA | 1,867 |
2005 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 5 | 99 | 168 | 701 | 1,178 | 3,262 | 430 | 6 | |
| Gainesville, FL | Per 100,000 | 4.5 | 88.9 | 150.9 | 629.8 | 1,058.3 | 2,930.5 | 386.3 | 5.4 | 2,823 |
| Florida | Per 100,000 | 5.0 | 37.1 | 169.4 | 496.6 | 926.3 | 2,658.3 | 423.3 | NA | 2,350 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 5.6 | 31.7 | 140.7 | 291.1 | 726.7 | 2,286.3 | 416.7 | NA | 1,888 |
Hate Crime Index
Gainesville, FL | 60.89 |
Florida | 6.78 |
U.S. | 23.78 |
The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.
Gainesville, FL Hate Crime by Year
Year | Location | Description | Total | Race | Religion | Sexual
Orientation | Ethnicity | Disability | Hate Crime Index |
2014 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Gainesville, FL | Per 100,000 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 7 |
| Florida | Per 100,000 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 18 |
2013 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gainesville, FL | Per 100,000 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23 |
| Florida | Per 100,000 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 20 |
2012 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gainesville, FL | Per 100,000 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39 |
| Florida | Per 100,000 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 23 |
2011 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gainesville, FL | Per 100,000 | 10.3 | 1.6 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 103 |
| Florida | Per 100,000 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 21 |
2010 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Gainesville, FL | Per 100,000 | 9.4 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 94 |
| Florida | Per 100,000 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 7 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 23 |
2009 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Gainesville, FL | Per 100,000 | 10.4 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 104 |
| Florida | Per 100,000 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 7 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 23 |
2008 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gainesville, FL | Per 100,000 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 70 |
| Florida | Per 100,000 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 8 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 28 |
2007 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gainesville, FL | Per 100,000 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 55 |
| Florida | Per 100,000 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 9 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 29 |
2006 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gainesville, FL | Per 100,000 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 54 |
| Florida | Per 100,000 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 30 |
Law Enforcement Employees Index
Gainesville, FL | 2.50 |
Florida | 3.22 |
U.S. | 2.83 |
The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.
Gainesville, FL Law Enforcement Employees by Year
Year | Location | Description | Total | Officers | Civilians | Law Enforcement Employees Index |
2014 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 360 | 297 | 63 | |
| Gainesville, FL | Per 100,000 | 280.8 | 231.7 | 49.1 | 2.56 |
| Florida | Per 100,000 | 383.1 | 227.5 | 155.6 | 3.05 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 335.2 | 234.1 | 101.1 | 2.85 |
2013 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 355 | 294 | 61 | |
| Gainesville, FL | Per 100,000 | 280.4 | 232.2 | 48.2 | 2.56 |
| Florida | Per 100,000 | 383.0 | 239.1 | 143.8 | 3.11 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 335.9 | 233.3 | 102.5 | 2.85 |
2012 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 352 | 293 | 59 | |
| Gainesville, FL | Per 100,000 | 277.1 | 230.6 | 46.4 | 2.54 |
| Florida | Per 100,000 | 394.0 | 245.4 | 148.5 | 3.20 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 335.5 | 235.2 | 100.3 | 2.85 |
2011 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 354 | 292 | 62 | |
| Gainesville, FL | Per 100,000 | 280.8 | 231.7 | 49.2 | 2.56 |
| Florida | Per 100,000 | 397.1 | 246.4 | 150.7 | 3.22 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 341.9 | 238.3 | 103.6 | 2.90 |
2010 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 342 | 283 | 59 | |
| Gainesville, FL | Per 100,000 | 292.6 | 242.1 | 50.5 | 2.67 |
| Florida | Per 100,000 | 404.7 | 247.3 | 157.4 | 3.26 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 347.8 | 241.9 | 105.9 | 2.95 |
2009 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 358 | 292 | 66 | |
| Gainesville, FL | Per 100,000 | 310.6 | 253.3 | 57.3 | 2.82 |
| Florida | Per 100,000 | 409.3 | 250.0 | 159.3 | 3.30 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 352.9 | 244.2 | 108.7 | 2.99 |
2008 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 326 | 251 | 75 | |
| Gainesville, FL | Per 100,000 | 287.8 | 221.6 | 66.2 | 2.55 |
| Florida | Per 100,000 | 403.7 | 243.1 | 160.7 | 3.23 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 357.8 | 247.5 | 110.3 | 3.03 |
2007 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 333 | 263 | 70 | |
| Gainesville, FL | Per 100,000 | 307.5 | 242.9 | 64.6 | 2.75 |
| Florida | Per 100,000 | 408.5 | 244.7 | 163.8 | 3.27 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 356.1 | 244.8 | 111.3 | 3.00 |
2006 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 350 | 278 | 72 | |
2005 | Gainesville, FL | Count | 354 | 276 | 78 | |