Non-emergency police line · Gainesville, FL

(352) 955-1818☎  Call (352) 955-1818

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Non Emergency Police Number in Gainesville, Florida

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Description

The Gainesville Police Department is the municipal police department for Gainesville.

Location

545 NW 8th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601
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About this agency

AgencyGainesville Police Department
TypeMunicipal police department
Address545 NW 8th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601
CountyAlachua County
Official websitepolice.gainesvillefl.gov
Number last verifiedNov 2026, against police.gainesvillefl.gov

Who answers where. This department answers for addresses inside Gainesville. If you are outside the city limits, the county sheriff or county police usually responds instead. Read how to tell which agency covers your address.

Area served. The city of Gainesville covers 64 square miles of land and has about 145,812 residents, roughly 2,279 people per square mile. That is 51% of the 285,994 people in Alachua County, which averages 327 per square mile (U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 population estimate and land area).

Services and contacts from the agency

File a report online

The department’s online reporting page lets you report a traffic crash, file a police report or ask for a copy of an existing one.

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Get a copy of a police report

All public records requests go through the city’s JustFOIA portal. For questions about a GPD record, the Records Section is at (352) 393-7565, at headquarters, 545 NW 8th Avenue. Some incident and arrest information is also searchable on the GPD P2C portal and on a crime map.

How to request records →

Lines to know

To report an incident, the department points to its dispatch at (352) 955-1818; its contact form is not watched around the clock. The headquarters phone is (352) 393-7500.

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Crime tips

The tip line, (352) 393-7700, is answered by Criminal Investigations Division staff; you may leave your name or stay anonymous. Tips can also be sent through the department’s app or a web form, and cash rewards are offered for information that solves a crime.

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Links go to the Gainesville Police Department’s official website. Checked Nov 2026.

Using (352) 955-1818

Use (352) 955-1818 for non-urgent police matters inside Gainesville: noise, a theft or break-in after the suspect has left, an abandoned vehicle, a minor crash with no injuries, or a question about a report. If someone is hurt, in danger or a crime is happening right now, call 911 instead. Read when to call 911 and when to use a non-emergency number.

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