Alachua, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Alachua, FL Summary

Crime in Alachua research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Alachua over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Alachua:

  • There were 291 total crimes committed in Alachua the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,910.6 total crimes per 100K people in Alachua.
  • The overall crime rate in Alachua is 25.23% above the national average.
  • Alachua ranks #204 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Alachua ranks #8,032 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Alachua Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Alachua is 2,910.6 per 100,000 people. That's 25.23% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 35.19% higher than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Alachua
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 291 2,910.6 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.9 6.3
Robbery 3 30.0 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 35 350.1 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 40 400.1 383.6 369.8
Burglary 35 350.1 240.6 269.8
Larceny 188 1,880.4 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 28 280.1 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 251 2,510.5 1,769.4 1,954.4

Alachua Crime Compared To Florida Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Florida.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Alachua

40
Violent Crimes
400.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
8.19%
Above The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Alachua in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Alachua is 400.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 249.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Alachua each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 8.19% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 4.30% higher than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Alachua

251
Property Crimes
2,510.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
28.45%
Above The National Average
  • There were 251 property crimes in Alachua in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Alachua is 2,510.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Alachua each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 28.45% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 41.88% higher than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Alachua

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Gainesville, FL 135,076 5,339 3,952.6 3,181.2 771.4
Ocala, FL 61,275 2,349 3,833.5 3,159.5 674.0
Palatka, FL 10,599 427 4,028.7 3,462.6 566.1
High Springs, FL 6,285 81 1,288.8 938.7 350.0

Alachua SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
6
Education
9
Commute
6
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