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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