Gainesville Crime 2020
Gainesville · 2020 · updated 2026-11-12
Gainesville police open data lists 9,775 incidents for 2020, down 4.2% from 2019. That is about 6,573 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 34 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2020 data: 8,037). The most common crime types were theft (22.8%), other (18.8%), assault (16.4%). The busiest month was January (902) and the quietest April (633).
Crime types in 2020
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 2,226 | 22.8% | down 17.2% |
| Other | 1,834 | 18.8% | down 1.9% |
| Assault | 1,603 | 16.4% | down 5.0% |
| Burglary | 1,405 | 14.4% | up 4.8% |
| Vandalism | 967 | 9.9% | down 7.3% |
| Auto theft | 574 | 5.9% | up 20.1% |
| Fraud | 551 | 5.6% | up 11.5% |
| Bike theft | 308 | 3.2% | down 3.8% |
| Robbery | 149 | 1.5% | up 8.0% |
| Theft from vehicle | 114 | 1.2% | unchanged |
| Shooting | 37 | 0.4% | up 37.0% |
| Homicide | 7 | 0.1% | — |
Month by month
| Jan | 902 |
| Feb | 803 |
| Mar | 780 |
| Apr | 633 |
| May | 806 |
| Jun | 892 |
| Jul | 848 |
| Aug | 844 |
| Sep | 824 |
| Oct | 897 |
| Nov | 791 |
| Dec | 755 |
Questions
How much crime was reported in Gainesville in 2020?
9,775 incidents for 2020 in Gainesville Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Gainesville in 2020?
Reported incidents were down 4.2% from 2019.
Other years
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Source: Gainesville Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.