Gainesville Crime 2021
Gainesville · 2021 · updated 2026-11-12
Gainesville police open data lists 8,762 incidents for 2021, down 10.4% from 2020. That is about 5,892 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 42 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2021 data: 8,134). The most common crime types were theft (22.0%), other (19.7%), assault (18.3%). The busiest month was December (800) and the quietest May (680).
Crime types in 2021
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 1,926 | 22.0% | down 13.5% |
| Other | 1,730 | 19.7% | down 5.7% |
| Assault | 1,602 | 18.3% | down 0.1% |
| Burglary | 1,020 | 11.6% | down 27.4% |
| Vandalism | 920 | 10.5% | down 4.9% |
| Auto theft | 594 | 6.8% | up 3.5% |
| Fraud | 440 | 5.0% | down 20.1% |
| Bike theft | 231 | 2.6% | down 25.0% |
| Robbery | 168 | 1.9% | up 12.8% |
| Theft from vehicle | 77 | 0.9% | down 32.5% |
| Shooting | 38 | 0.4% | up 2.7% |
| Sexual assault | 10 | 0.1% | — |
| Homicide | 6 | 0.1% | — |
Month by month
| Jan | 728 |
| Feb | 695 |
| Mar | 745 |
| Apr | 703 |
| May | 680 |
| Jun | 701 |
| Jul | 703 |
| Aug | 746 |
| Sep | 769 |
| Oct | 799 |
| Nov | 693 |
| Dec | 800 |
Questions
How much crime was reported in Gainesville in 2021?
8,762 incidents for 2021 in Gainesville Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Gainesville in 2021?
Reported incidents were down 10.4% from 2020.
Other years
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Source: Gainesville Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.