Gainesville, VA Burglary Rates and Burglary Maps

Crime Grade's burglary map shows the safest places in Gainesville in green. The most dangerous areas in Gainesville are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Gainesville, VA Safe from Burglary?

The A+ grade means the rate of burglary is much lower than the average US city. Gainesville is in the 99th percentile for safety, meaning 1% of cities are safer and 99% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Gainesville's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of burglary in Gainesville is 0.4890 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Gainesville generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of burglary in Gainesville may be as high as 1 in 886 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 6,177 in the east part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more burglary occurs in the west parts of Gainesville, VA: about 4 per year. The northwest part of Gainesville has fewer cases of burglary with only 0 in a typical year.

How Gainesville's Burglary Rate Compares

The chart below compares the burglary rate in Gainesville to the Virginia state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the burglary rate, Gainesville is safer than the Virginia state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Burglary in Gainesville, VA

Burglary is projected to cost the residents of Gainesville about $138,360 in 2025, or roughly $4 per resident. This is part of Gainesville's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Gainesville, including every crime type and how Gainesville compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Burglary Map

Remember that burglary rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Gainesville's crime maps on the Gainesville overall crime page.

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Burglary Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of burglary in Gainesville is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Gainesville.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Burglary Crime Grade
Haymarket, VA	A	A+	A+	A+
Buckland, VA	A-	A+	A-	A+
Linton Hall, VA	A-	A	A	A+
Greenwich, VA	B+	A+	A	A+
Bull Run, VA	C-	C	C-	A-
Broad Run, VA	B	A-	B	A+
New Baltimore, VA	A+	A+	A+	A+
Sudley, VA	C+	C+	B-	A-
Catharpin, VA	A	A+	A	A+
Bristow, VA	A-	A-	A	A+

Burglary in City with Similar Populations

Gainesville is lower versus other cities of the same size for burglary. The table below compares burglary in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Burglary Crime Grade
Agawam Town, MA	B	B-	B-	B+
Shelbyville, KY	B	B+	B+	B
Seymour, IN	B-	B+	B+	B+
Severna Park, MD	B+	A	A	A+
Sequim, WA	C+	B-	B-	C-
Selma, CA	C-	D-	D-	D-
Schererville, IN	C	B+	B+	B+
Scaggsville, MD	C	B	B	B+
Saugus, MA	B-	B-	B-	B+
Rockville Centre, NY	C+	C-	C-	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Gainesville, VA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 69% actual proficiency versus 61% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Gainesville schools on SchoolGrade

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