Violent Crime

Violent Crimes include: murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.

Crime is a social determinant of health. The Federal Bureau of Investigation's uniform crime index establishes a standardized definition of crime classification overcoming differences in individual state statues. Monitoring changes in types of crime helps in planning prevention strategies and public awareness programs.

In 2022, the rate per 100,000 of Violent Crime in Alachua County was 201.3 compared to Florida at 150.6. The line graph shows change over time when there are at least three years of data.

Alachua County is in the third quartile for this measure. This means that relative to other counties in Florida, there are less Violent Crime in about one half of the counties, and more in about one quarter of the counties.

The map illustrates county data by quartile. A quartile map is presented when there are at least 51 counties with data for this measure.

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Alachua County

County

Year

Count/Rate

Violent Crime, Single Year

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4/16/2024 8:21:58 AM

Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

All records, including those with unknown county are part of the state total. Therefore the state total may exceed the sum of the counties.
Violent crimes include: murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
This is secondary, quantitative data.
All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Data presented are from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's (FDLE) Computerized Criminal History (CCH), Count of Arrest Events for Selected Crime Categories as of July 1, 2023.
Where an arrest event resulted in more than one charge under a single category, it is counted once; however, an arrest event may result in charges in, and be counted under, more than one of the crime categories presented.
Florida’s Computerized Criminal History (CCH) is fingerprint-based and, unless prints were taken at a later stage in the criminal justice process, does not include records involving a notice to appear, direct files or sworn complaints where no physical arrest was made. FDLE does not warrant that the records provided are comprehensive or accurate as of the date they are provided; only that they contain information received by FDLE from contributing agencies, and that any errors or omissions brought to FDLE's attention are investigated and, as needed, corrected. Caution should be used in making conclusions about the data provided.

Violent Crime, Rate Per 100,000 Population, Single Year

Violent Crime, Rate Per 100,000 Population, Single Year
	Alachua				Florida
Data Year	Count	Denom	Rate	MOV	Count	Denom	Rate	MOV
2022	585	290,623	201.3^*	16.3	33,632	22,329,178	150.6	1.6
2021	603	275,435	218.9^*	17.5	32,727	22,005,587	148.7	1.6
2020	603	270,405	223.0^*	17.8	32,897	21,640,766	152.0	1.6
2019	543	266,649	203.6^*	17.1	33,496	21,268,553	157.5	1.7
2018	533	263,753	202.1^*	17.1	34,220	20,957,705	163.3	1.7
2017	593	259,349	228.6^*	18.4	35,000	20,555,728	170.3	1.8
2016	622	257,478	241.6^*	19.0	35,714	20,231,092	176.5	1.8
2015	623	255,631	243.7^*	19.1	36,696	19,897,762	184.4	1.9
2014	577	251,760	229.2^*	18.7	37,384	19,579,871	190.9	1.9
2013	670	248,526	269.6^*	20.4	38,702	19,314,396	200.4	2.0
2012	691	246,893	279.9^*	20.8	39,994	19,118,938	209.2	2.0
2011	693	247,151	280.4^*	20.8	42,607	18,941,742	224.9	2.1
2010	768	247,669	310.1^*	21.9	44,094	18,820,280	234.3	2.2
2009	807	246,489	327.4^*	22.6	48,968	18,711,844	261.7	2.3
2008	824	244,664	336.8^*	23.0	51,698	18,636,837	277.4	2.4
2007	871	242,215	359.6^*	23.8	51,882	18,500,958	280.4	2.4
2006	741	238,704	310.4^*	22.3	50,120	18,237,596	274.8	2.4
2005	762	233,859	325.8^*	23.1	48,553	17,876,663	271.6	2.4
2004	808	229,846	351.5^*	24.2	47,268	17,476,489	270.5	2.4
2003	772	226,976	340.1^*	24.0	46,779	17,074,368	274.0	2.5

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Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

All records, including those with unknown county are part of the state total. Therefore the state total may exceed the sum of the counties.
Violent crimes include: murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
This is secondary, quantitative data.
All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Data presented are from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's (FDLE) Computerized Criminal History (CCH), Count of Arrest Events for Selected Crime Categories as of July 1, 2023.
Where an arrest event resulted in more than one charge under a single category, it is counted once; however, an arrest event may result in charges in, and be counted under, more than one of the crime categories presented.
Florida’s Computerized Criminal History (CCH) is fingerprint-based and, unless prints were taken at a later stage in the criminal justice process, does not include records involving a notice to appear, direct files or sworn complaints where no physical arrest was made. FDLE does not warrant that the records provided are comprehensive or accurate as of the date they are provided; only that they contain information received by FDLE from contributing agencies, and that any errors or omissions brought to FDLE's attention are investigated and, as needed, corrected. Caution should be used in making conclusions about the data provided.

Florida

Year

Violent Crime, Rate Per 100,000 Population, 2022

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Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

All records, including those with unknown county are part of the state total. Therefore the state total may exceed the sum of the counties.
Violent crimes include: murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
This is secondary, quantitative data.
All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Data presented are from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's (FDLE) Computerized Criminal History (CCH), Count of Arrest Events for Selected Crime Categories as of July 1, 2023.
Where an arrest event resulted in more than one charge under a single category, it is counted once; however, an arrest event may result in charges in, and be counted under, more than one of the crime categories presented.
Florida’s Computerized Criminal History (CCH) is fingerprint-based and, unless prints were taken at a later stage in the criminal justice process, does not include records involving a notice to appear, direct files or sworn complaints where no physical arrest was made. FDLE does not warrant that the records provided are comprehensive or accurate as of the date they are provided; only that they contain information received by FDLE from contributing agencies, and that any errors or omissions brought to FDLE's attention are investigated and, as needed, corrected. Caution should be used in making conclusions about the data provided.

Violent Crime, Rate Per 100,000 Population, 2022 MOV Graph

Violent Crime, Rate Per 100,000 Population, 2022
County	Count	Denom	Rate	MOV
Florida	33,632	22,329,178	150.6	1.6
Alachua	585	290,623	201.3^*	16.3
Baker	79	29,186	270.7^*	59.6
Bay	537	180,774	297.1^*	25.1
Bradford	53	27,818	190.5	51.2
Brevard	841	628,035	133.9^*	9.0
Broward	2,392	1,973,386	121.2^*	4.9
Calhoun	29	13,690	211.8	77.0
Charlotte	130	194,603	66.8^*	11.5
Citrus	157	157,828	99.5^*	15.6
Clay	199	225,527	88.2^*	12.3
Collier	216	390,944	55.3^*	7.4
Columbia	162	70,444	230.0^*	35.4
Miami-Dade	5,206	2,767,962	188.1^*	5.1
DeSoto	83	34,098	243.4^*	52.3
Dixie	38	16,873	225.2^*	71.5
Duval	2,130	1,040,655	204.7^*	8.7
Escambia	811	327,595	247.6^*	17.0
Flagler	101	124,368	81.2^*	15.8
Franklin	23	12,501	184.0	75.1
Gadsden	90	43,895	205.0^*	42.3
Gilchrist	29	18,432	157.3	57.2
Glades	25	12,168	205.5	80.5
Gulf	18	15,025	119.8	55.3
Hamilton	36	12,808	281.1^*	91.7
Hardee	28	25,259	110.9	41.0
Hendry	86	41,360	207.9^*	43.9
Hernando	201	199,429	100.8^*	13.9
Highlands	209	102,942	203.0^*	27.5
Hillsborough	2,601	1,526,626	170.4^*	6.5
Holmes	36	19,724	182.5	59.6
Indian River	163	164,306	99.2^*	15.2
Jackson	84	47,322	177.5	37.9
Jefferson	19	14,786	128.5	57.7
Lafayette	11	7,763	141.7	83.7
Lake	458	417,576	109.7^*	10.0
Lee	724	807,798	89.6^*	6.5
Leon	509	299,825	169.8^*	14.7
Levy	83	44,282	187.4	40.3
Liberty	9	7,180	125.3	81.8
Madison	51	18,342	278.1^*	76.2
Manatee	656	423,957	154.7	11.8
Marion	712	387,875	183.6^*	13.5
Martin	128	160,196	79.9^*	13.8
Monroe	164	83,745	195.8^*	29.9
Nassau	79	95,907	82.4^*	18.2
Okaloosa	269	215,772	124.7^*	14.9
Okeechobee	90	38,977	230.9^*	47.7
Orange	3,072	1,495,047	205.5^*	7.3
Osceola	619	426,772	145.0	11.4
Palm Beach	1,823	1,519,461	120.0^*	5.5
Pasco	611	592,035	103.2^*	8.2
Pinellas	1,359	970,499	140.0^*	7.4
Polk	1,318	772,658	170.6^*	9.2
Putnam	153	73,947	206.9^*	32.8
St. Johns	163	299,827	54.4^*	8.3
St. Lucie	484	351,381	137.7^*	12.3
Santa Rosa	196	196,814	99.6^*	13.9
Sarasota	409	449,988	90.9^*	8.8
Seminole	480	485,395	98.9^*	8.8
Sumter	116	140,188	82.7^*	15.1
Suwannee	83	44,078	188.3	40.5
Taylor	68	20,433	332.8^*	79.0
Union	29	15,629	185.6	67.5
Volusia	1,089	573,871	189.8^*	11.3
Wakulla	41	35,053	117.0	35.8
Walton	125	80,945	154.4	27.1
Washington	54	24,970	216.3^*	57.6

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Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

All records, including those with unknown county are part of the state total. Therefore the state total may exceed the sum of the counties.
Violent crimes include: murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
This is secondary, quantitative data.
All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Data presented are from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's (FDLE) Computerized Criminal History (CCH), Count of Arrest Events for Selected Crime Categories as of July 1, 2023.
Where an arrest event resulted in more than one charge under a single category, it is counted once; however, an arrest event may result in charges in, and be counted under, more than one of the crime categories presented.
Florida’s Computerized Criminal History (CCH) is fingerprint-based and, unless prints were taken at a later stage in the criminal justice process, does not include records involving a notice to appear, direct files or sworn complaints where no physical arrest was made. FDLE does not warrant that the records provided are comprehensive or accurate as of the date they are provided; only that they contain information received by FDLE from contributing agencies, and that any errors or omissions brought to FDLE's attention are investigated and, as needed, corrected. Caution should be used in making conclusions about the data provided.

4/16/2024 8:21:58 AM

Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

All records, including those with unknown county are part of the state total. Therefore the state total may exceed the sum of the counties.
Violent crimes include: murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
This is secondary, quantitative data.
All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Data presented are from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's (FDLE) Computerized Criminal History (CCH), Count of Arrest Events for Selected Crime Categories as of July 1, 2023.
Where an arrest event resulted in more than one charge under a single category, it is counted once; however, an arrest event may result in charges in, and be counted under, more than one of the crime categories presented.
Florida’s Computerized Criminal History (CCH) is fingerprint-based and, unless prints were taken at a later stage in the criminal justice process, does not include records involving a notice to appear, direct files or sworn complaints where no physical arrest was made. FDLE does not warrant that the records provided are comprehensive or accurate as of the date they are provided; only that they contain information received by FDLE from contributing agencies, and that any errors or omissions brought to FDLE's attention are investigated and, as needed, corrected. Caution should be used in making conclusions about the data provided.

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FLHealth CHARTS

Violent Crime

Violent Crime

Alachua County

Violent Crime, Single Year

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Violent Crime, Rate Per 100,000 Population, Single Year

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Florida

Violent Crime, Rate Per 100,000 Population, 2022

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Violent Crime, Rate Per 100,000 Population, 2022

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