Gastonia, North Carolina Crime Rate Rankings in 2021

Updated on July 4, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, the following were how the crime rates (per 100K residents) in Gastonia NC ranked for different crime types among other US cities with a population of 50K and above.

The tables below show the crime rate for the different crime categories, the rank in the state (out of 20 cities), and the national rank (out of 5,258 cities) among cities with a population of 50K and above.

You can see similar information for other North Carolina cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Total 4902.89 4 51
Violent 908.51 4 53
Property 3994.38 4 55
Violent Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 14.06 8 66
Rape 35.78 7 283
Robbery 150.78 3 47
Aggravated Assault 707.9 5 48
Property Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Burglary 429.34 9 123
Larceny-Theft 3084.59 3 34
Motor Vehicle Theft 442.12 2 110
Arson 38.33 1 30