Gainesville Metro Area, TX Crime


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The crime rate in Gainesville, TX Metro Area is slightly lower than the national average. According to recent statistics, the area has a violent crime rate of 21.433 per 1,000 residents, just below the US average of 22.7. However, property crime is slightly higher in Gainesville, with a rate of 27.166 per 1,000 residents compared to the national average of 35.4. Despite these statistics, it is important to note that Gainesville still faces its fair share of crime, with a number of reported incidents occurring each year. This highlights the need for continued efforts to improve safety and reduce crime in the community.

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

Gainesville Metro Area violent crime is 21.4. (The US average is 22.7)
Gainesville Metro Area property crime is 27.2. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of Gainesville, Texas does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Gainesville, Texas. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Gainesville, Texas. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Gainesville, TX Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000165.2012.776.376.35192.6896.13978.6317.8
2001182.5012.650.3119.65688.81069.84392.4226.5
2002819.56.26.280.17275446.71213.83844.7388.2
2003543.96.268204265.85859.81532.93844.7482.1
200432506.1128.8190.179221686.25837.3398.6
2005445648.1102.2288.66698.717984497.9402.9
200676311.741.1111.5598.65258.51379.23568.3311.1
2007550.6689.8107.7347.15475.81567.93566.7341.1
2008468.56102.1138.1222.24102.11231.22684.7186.2
2009543.9042.372.5429.14973.71432.33336205.5
2010326.1012.172.5241.64457.11159.63086.1211.4
2011385.6012.267.33065483.81285.33929.2269.3
2012548.66.243.180.1419.25985.315784160.8246.6
201312.455.987397.85581.51224.43990.3366.7
2014486.46.262.4137.2280.64708.21028.93323.8355.5
2015502.56.26280.7353.64417.11054.73108.1254.4
2016599.40152.948.9397.63443.6593.32611.8238.5
2017519.20109.979.4329.83225665.82418.8140.5
2018576.50121.466.8388.42202.9455.21638.5109.2
2019533.3071.930431.42217.2353.51791.771.9

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Gainesville, TX533.32,217.216,34922019
Oak Ridge (Cooke County), TX0.00.024962017
Valley View, TX0.00.076882012
Thackerville, OK0.01,844.3483132019
Collinsville, TX0.0153.81,951132019
Whitesboro, TX145.8704.73,823142019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Gainesville, TX533.32,217.216,34922019
Celina, TX85.9665.44,789282019
Sherman, TX416.32,609.241,139292019
Prosper, TX56.4878.512,501322019
Corinth, TX72.4760.511,582322019
Denison, TX416.81,824.525,432342019

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