Gainesville Crime 2024
Gainesville · 2024 · updated 2026-11-12
Gainesville police open data lists 8,171 incidents for 2024, down 8.5% from 2023. That is about 5,494 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 57 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2024 data: 8,311). The most common crime types were other (23.7%), theft (20.9%), assault (19.6%). The busiest month was January (781) and the quietest December (604).
Crime types in 2024
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 1,934 | 23.7% | down 2.6% |
| Theft | 1,704 | 20.9% | down 8.5% |
| Assault | 1,601 | 19.6% | down 2.6% |
| Burglary | 905 | 11.1% | down 25.6% |
| Vandalism | 670 | 8.2% | down 5.1% |
| Auto theft | 476 | 5.8% | down 17.5% |
| Fraud | 336 | 4.1% | down 2.9% |
| Bike theft | 202 | 2.5% | up 2.0% |
| Robbery | 143 | 1.8% | up 1.4% |
| Sexual assault | 128 | 1.6% | down 13.5% |
| Theft from vehicle | 42 | 0.5% | down 49.4% |
| Shooting | 25 | 0.3% | — |
| Homicide | 5 | 0.1% | — |
Month by month
| Jan | 781 |
| Feb | 628 |
| Mar | 692 |
| Apr | 665 |
| May | 731 |
| Jun | 646 |
| Jul | 659 |
| Aug | 640 |
| Sep | 744 |
| Oct | 722 |
| Nov | 659 |
| Dec | 604 |
Questions
How much crime was reported in Gainesville in 2024?
8,171 incidents for 2024 in Gainesville Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Gainesville in 2024?
Reported incidents were down 8.5% from 2023.
Other years
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Source: Gainesville Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.