Gastonia, North Carolina Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 723 violent crimes in Gastonia NC, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 849.47. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate increased by 7%.

The chart below shows the violent crime rate and the table below shows the number of crimes and crime rate from 2011 to 2024.

You can see similar information for other North Carolina cities.

You can also see similar information for other types of crimes.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
Gastonia, NC Violent Crime Rate Per 100K
Gastonia, NC Number and Rate of Violent Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2011 466 641.42
2012 450 618.29
2013 510 698.16
2014 484 657.82
2015 531 715.67
2017 567 744.18
2018 525 679.03
2020 720 924.05
2021 711 908.51
2022 645 787.19
2023 666 795.33
2024 723 849.47