Gainesville, GA Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

Crime Grade's robbery 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, GA Safe from Robbery?

The C+ grade means the rate of robbery is about the same as the average US city. Gainesville is in the 49th percentile for safety, meaning 51% of cities are safer and 49% 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 robbery in Gainesville is 0.4420 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Gainesville generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Gainesville may be as high as 1 in 1,127 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 3,317 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the central parts of Gainesville, GA: about 10 per year. The north part of Gainesville has fewer cases of robbery with only 3 in a typical year.

How Gainesville's Robbery Rate Compares

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

Considering only the robbery rate, Gainesville is less safe than the Georgia state average and safer than the national average.

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

The Cost of Robbery in Gainesville, GA

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Gainesville about $1,840,384 in 2025, or roughly $14 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 Robbery Map

Remember that robbery 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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Individual Gainesville Crime Maps & Stats

Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Oakwood, GA	C	B	C-	B
Sunset Heights, GA	C-	A-	D	C-
White Sulphur, GA	B+	A-	C+	B
Chestatee, GA	A+	A+	A+	A
Flowery Branch, GA	B+	A-	B+	A-
Talmo, GA	B	A-	C+	A-
Gillsville, GA	B+	C	B	B
Braselton, GA	C-	A-	D	A-
Lula, GA	A	A-	A-	B+
Pendergrass, GA	B	A	C	A-

Robbery in City with Similar Populations

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

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Paterson, NJ	C+	C	C	D
Parma, OH	D+	C-	C-	C+
Parker, CO	D+	B-	B-	C
Pittsburg, CA	C-	C-	C-	F
Plantation, FL	B	B	B	B-
Pearland, TX	C	C+	C+	C
Perris, CA	C	D+	D+	D-
Plant City, FL	A	B+	B+	A
Ponce, PR	F	F	F	D-
Plainfield, IL	A+	A+	A+	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Gainesville, GA average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Gainesville schools on SchoolGrade

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