Gastonia law enforcement officers grappled with 1,415 crimes against society in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).
This equals 117 per month in 2020.
Crimes against society include drug equipment violations, drug and narcotic violations, weapon law violations, pornography and obscene materials violations, animal cruelties and assisting or promoting prostitution offenses.
Of all types of crime tracked by the NIBRS, drug and narcotic violation was the most popular crime handled by the Gastonia office.
Officers in Gastonia were involved in 8,362 incidents throughout the year.
The NIBRS was designed to provide detail and context around crime stats. Under the previous system, only the most serious crime related to an incident would be logged. If an incident involved a homicide as well as aggravated assault and theft, only a homicide would be recorded in criminal statistics.
It is used by law enforcement at all levels, from local to federal.
| Type of Crime | NUMBER OF OFFENCES | Incidents per month |
|---|---|---|
| Drug and narcotic violations | 689 | 57 |
| Drug equipment violations | 561 | 46 |
| Pornography and obscene materials violations | 13 | 1 |
| Prostitution offences | 14 | 1 |
| Assisting or promoting prostitution offenses | 1 | 0 |
| Weapon law violations | 137 | 11 |
