The city of Gaston, with a total population of 1,660, experienced 143 arrests over the past three years. During 2017, the arrest rate totaled 234.94 per 10,000 residents. This represents a 25.78% difference making Gaston lower than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. Of those, 1 were for violent crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Gaston also handled 38 arrests for property crimes during 2017. Compared to Cayce and Chapin, Gaston is a safer place to live.
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The city of Gaston experienced a higher rate of non-violent crime. During 2017, Gaston totaled 1 violent crimes and 38 non-violent crimes.
During 2007-2017, Gaston experienced 25 violent crimes. Of those, another 1 were for legacy rape, 10 were for robbery, and 14 were for aggravated assault.