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The Gaston crime rate is lower than the South Carolina average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #31

Gaston, SC	1,318.51
South Carolina	2,253.24
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Gaston, SC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Gaston, SC	Count	0	0	0	1	26	38	2	0
	Gaston, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	60.7	1,577.7	2,305.8	121.4	0.0	1,487
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.4	30.6	82.7	365.8	759.9	2,433.4	267.0	NA	1,861
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Gaston, SC	Count	0	1	2	2	13	67	9	0
	Gaston, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	60.2	120.3	120.3	782.2	4,031.3	541.5	0.0	2,271
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.2	31.8	83.2	373.6	857.8	2,502.9	263.5	NA	1,937
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Gaston, SC	Count	0	0	2	4	10	57	1	0
	Gaston, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	118.3	236.7	591.7	3,372.8	59.2	0.0	1,583
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.9	35.5	95.0	421.4	954.5	2,588.3	279.5	NA	2,109
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Gaston, SC	Count	0	0	1	4	14	35	1	1
	Gaston, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	60.1	240.4	841.3	2,103.4	60.1	60.1	1,310
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.8	34.5	92.2	438.4	1,002.8	2,609.4	292.0	NA	2,151
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2007	Gaston, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0
	Gaston, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	142.3	213.5	0.0	0.0	125
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	8.0	39.5	144.0	596.9	1,025.8	2,859.6	386.3	NA	2,551
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2005	Gaston, SC	Count	0	0	0	6	1	30	4	0
	Gaston, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	425.8	71.0	2,129.2	283.9	0.0	1,136
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	7.4	42.5	132.1	579.0	1,000.9	2,954.1	384.4	NA	2,532
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Gaston, SC		-0.14
South Carolina		24.00
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Gaston, SC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Gaston, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gaston, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Gaston, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gaston, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Gaston, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gaston, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	3.1	1.5	0.9	0.6	0.2	0.1	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Gaston, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gaston, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.9	1.4	0.8	0.4	0.3	0.0	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Gaston, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gaston, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.4	1.2	0.4	0.6	0.1	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2007	Gaston, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gaston, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.9	1.6	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.1	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Gaston, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gaston, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.5	1.4	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.2	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Gaston, SC	1.09
South Carolina	2.89
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Gaston, SC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Gaston, SC	Count	3	2	1
	Gaston, SC	Per 100,000	182.0	121.4	60.7	1.52
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	291.8	218.9	72.9	2.55
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Gaston, SC	Count	2	2	0
	Gaston, SC	Per 100,000	120.3	120.3	0.0	1.20
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	319.1	244.3	74.8	2.82
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2011	Gaston, SC	Count	2	2	0
	Gaston, SC	Per 100,000	120.2	120.2	0.0	1.20
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	335.3	247.7	87.6	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2007	Gaston, SC	Count	2	2	0
	Gaston, SC	Per 100,000	142.3	142.3	0.0	1.42
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	340.4	250.4	90.0	2.95
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00