Gainesville Crime 2025
Gainesville · 2025 · updated 2026-11-12
Gainesville police open data lists 7,688 incidents for 2025, down 5.9% from 2024. That is about 5,169 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 60 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data: 7,859). The most common crime types were other (28.8%), theft (20.4%), assault (19.7%). The busiest month was July (729) and the quietest February (579).
Crime types in 2025
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 2,214 | 28.8% | up 14.5% |
| Theft | 1,572 | 20.4% | down 7.7% |
| Assault | 1,517 | 19.7% | down 5.2% |
| Burglary | 665 | 8.6% | down 26.5% |
| Vandalism | 528 | 6.9% | down 21.2% |
| Fraud | 445 | 5.8% | up 32.4% |
| Auto theft | 301 | 3.9% | down 36.8% |
| Bike theft | 164 | 2.1% | down 18.8% |
| Sexual assault | 135 | 1.8% | up 5.5% |
| Robbery | 95 | 1.2% | down 33.6% |
| Theft from vehicle | 37 | 0.5% | down 11.9% |
| Shooting | 14 | 0.2% | — |
| Homicide | 1 | 0.0% | — |
Month by month
| Jan | 615 |
| Feb | 579 |
| Mar | 594 |
| Apr | 693 |
| May | 689 |
| Jun | 601 |
| Jul | 729 |
| Aug | 666 |
| Sep | 634 |
| Oct | 653 |
| Nov | 627 |
| Dec | 608 |
Questions
How much crime was reported in Gainesville in 2025?
7,688 incidents for 2025 in Gainesville Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Gainesville in 2025?
Reported incidents were down 5.9% from 2024.
Other years
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Source: Gainesville Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.