Gainesville, FLORIDA historical crime data and statistics


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How safe & how much crime is there in Gainesville, FLORIDA? (population: 116880)
Crimes Absolute numbers of crimes Average percentage chance of being a victim in
One YearFive YearsTen YearsTwenty Years
Murders 40%0%0%0%
Robberies1990%1%2%3%
Aggr. Assault6171%3%5%10%
Burglary12133%15%27%47%
Theft38593%16%29%49%
Auto Theft3320%1%3%6%

Attorney in Florida robbery case seeks NSA phone records - Gainesville Sun

Attorney in Florida robbery case seeks NSA phone records
Gainesville Sun
MIAMI — The lawyer for a man on trial in a violent South Florida bank robbery case is seeking cell phone records possibly produced by a recently revealed National Security Agency surveillance program. Attorney Marshall Dore Louis says in court papers ...


Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:11:03 GMT


Parents, patients notified of potential identity theft incident - University of Florida

Parents, patients notified of potential identity theft incident
University of Florida
An employee working at a University of Florida medical practice who had ties to an identity theft ring may have compromised patient personal and health information. UF is notifying 5,682 patients and parents of patients at the UF Pediatric Primary Care ...
UF alerts parents of some pediatric patients about possible identity theftGainesville Sun

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Wed, 29 May 2013 13:38:12 GMT
Lowell inmates getting tools to succeed after their release - Gainesville Sun

Lowell inmates getting tools to succeed after their release
Gainesville Sun
But the students were in light blue prison scrubs, and the room was carved out of a dorm that holds more than 80 inmates incarcerated for homicide, sex crimes, grand theft, assaulting the elderly and more. One day -- whether ... The program, led by ...

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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:10:56 GMT
Police visit home of Patriots' Hernandez - Gainesville Sun

Police visit home of Patriots' Hernandez
Gainesville Sun
Police at the scene and prosecutors would not comment on the actions while Sports Illustrated, citing an unidentified source, reported that Hernandez was not believed to be a suspect in what was being treated as a possible homicide. Police had spoken ...

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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:11:33 GMT
Jennifer Robbins, Matthew Pauley Arrested After Luring Victim With Sex ... - Huffington Post

Jennifer Robbins, Matthew Pauley Arrested After Luring Victim With Sex ...
Huffington Post
Jennifer Leigh Robbins, 20, lured the victim to a Melrose Super 8 motel room at about 6:30 p.m., according to the Gainesville Sun. The victim placed $500 in $20 bills on the microwave and closed the blinds, but when he turned around Robbins allegedly ...

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Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:51:52 GMT
Trial For Former County Official Delayed - The Ledger

Trial For Former County Official Delayed
The Ledger
... been postponed for a former Polk County director of Human Services accused of grand theft. Elba Cherry, 58, was arrested in November 2011 on charges of teaching classes at Florida Southern College while she was supposed to be working for the county.


Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:25:56 GMT
Police arrrest third suspect in Steeler stabbing in Florida - South Pittsburgh Reporter

Police arrrest third suspect in Steeler stabbing in Florida
South Pittsburgh Reporter
The details leading up to his arrest begin on Tuesday, June 11 when Pittsburgh homicide detectives received a telephone call from a concerned family member who wanted to assist the police in apprehending Jerrell Witlock for his safety and the safety of ...


Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:07:46 GMT
Man killed after shooting deputy - MiamiHerald.com

Man killed after shooting deputy
MiamiHerald.com
The Associated Press. GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- A north Florida deputy fatally shot a man after authorities say the deputy took a shot to his body armor. The Alachua County Sheriff's Office reports that Deputy William Frank Williams and another deputy ...

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Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:57:21 GMT
Season Five of 'The Real Story' to Premiere on Smithsonian Channel June 30 - TVbytheNumbers

Season Five of 'The Real Story' to Premiere on Smithsonian Channel June 30
TVbytheNumbers
Over a week in the summer of 1990, 36-year-old masked serial killer Danny Harold Rolling stalked, tortured and murdered five young students in Gainesville, Florida. The “Gainesville Ripper” serial killings sparked mass panic, ... Viewers will hear from ...

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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:24:44 GMT
3rd suspect in Steelers stabbing is caught in Fla. - San Jose Mercury News

3rd suspect in Steelers stabbing is caught in Fla.
San Jose Mercury News
... spokeswoman Diane Richard says 26-year-old Jerrell Whitlock of Pittsburgh was arrested Friday morning in Gainesville in central Florida and is being held there. Whitlock had been wanted on charges of attempted homicide, attempted robbery ...


Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:22:37 GMT




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Disclaimer: The information presented here are for the general population, assume the same rate of crime in the future, and an evenly distributed amount of crime throughout the city in question. They are not meant to accurately predict whether one person in particular will be a victim of crime. Percentages are based on the population of the city/town in question, except for burglaries, which are based on the number of households.