2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Gainesville, GA vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota has 26% more violent crime than Gainesville.
- Sarasota has 10% more property crime than Gainesville.
 Gainesville, GASarasota, FLUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock26.922.7
 Property Crime54.1  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Gainesville    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Don't know if it is the proximity to Atlanta that keeps prices high or the rural/frugal thinking that keeps housing opportunities at a minimum, but after living here for  More

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I moved to Gainesville,Ga in 2010 from NYC and I have found it's a great place to raise your childrens and a good quality of life.It's a good place to live. Gainesville  More

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Over 16 years ago

This is a great place to live if you like the country feel and enjoy all 4 seasons. Nice people and lots to  More

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Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Gainesville, GeorgiaCrime Index
 Flowery Branch, GA16.9
 Clermont, GA22.7
 Gillsville, GA24.15
 Lula, GA27.75
 Gainesville, GA37
 Oakwood, GA78.6

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