2026 Compare Cities Crime:
Hickory, NC vs Gainesville, TX

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- Gainesville has 2% more violent crime than Hickory.
- Gainesville has 13% less property crime than Hickory.
 Hickory, NCGainesville, TXUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock2622.7
 Property Crime69.3  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Hickory is has wonderful amenities such as the science museum, children's museum, aquarium, art museum, symphony orchestra, and great universities. Its not far from  More

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Over 4 years ago

Hickory is a nice place to live. There are great parks here. Glen Hilton is a beautiful park with lots of play structures and tall trees nice elevated walking path.  More

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Cons, No ethnic diversity"... How is that a "Con"? That means it has a rich traditional culture, where most people share a interest in the same  More

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Reviews for Gainesville    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived here for the last 52 years, and my parents and grandparents were also born here in Gainesville, Cooke county. I am very disheartened by the increase in  More

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Unemplyment for peoples of African descent seem to be way higher than the city average. Culturally the town is very segregated emotional and culturaly with limited  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Hickory, North CarolinaCrime Index
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 Drexel, NC14.6
 Valdese, NC15.7
 Cedar Rock, NC24.4
 Northlakes, NC25.25
 Hudson, NC27.45
 Hiddenite, NC30.15
 Mountain View, NC30.65
 Maiden, NC30.75
 Catawba, NC31.05

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