Photo: Dswisener · CC BY-SA 4.0Crime reported in Alachua, FL
Alachua has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on.
The nearest Florida towns with a Safety Grade
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville | D | 11 mi | 7.0 | 25.9 |
| Ocala | D | 46 mi | 4.7 | 28.2 |
| Palatka | D | 50 mi | 4.3 | 32.7 |
| Green Cove Springs | C+ | 50 mi | 3.1 | 9.9 |
| Orange Park | B− | 54 mi | 2.7 | 7.4 |
| Belleview | C− | 56 mi | 3.3 | 19.4 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Alachua. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Alachua.
16 people died in crashes on Alachua’s roads in 2019–2023
Alachua had 14 fatal crashes in five years, in which 16 people died; 4 were pedestrians. 6 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 29.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Florida towns of 5,000–25,000 people (11.0, 308 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Alachua and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville | D | 7.0 | 25.9 |
| High Springs | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. High Springs has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Alachua
Is Alachua, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Alachua. Alachua has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are Gainesville (D, 11 mi), Ocala (D, 46 mi), Palatka (D, 50 mi).
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.