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Gastonia Police Department
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Gastonia Police Department.
- Agency or unit type
- Municipal police
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- Gaston County
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- Published office location
- 200 East Long Avenue, Gastonia, NC 28052
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Jurisdiction and responsibilities
The department is the municipal police organization serving Gastonia, North Carolina, in Gaston County. Its town or city role is distinct from the county sheriff and from any campus or special-purpose agency operating nearby.
How the agency is organized
Gastonia maintains its own city police organization, separate from both Gaston County Police and the county sheriff. Its public FAQ describes a Special Investigations function that cooperates with the SBI information-sharing system and the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force. Those partnerships do not turn municipal officers into a separate federal department.
Official records and officer resources
Use the city police and FAQ pages for official service and organizational information. Agency recruitment materials provide the city's published expectations rather than an inferred countywide personnel policy.
Explore local history, other agencies, court resources and regional FBI/SBI contacts in Gaston County.
FBI data · 2025
The following figures are from the FBI’s 2025 published agency tables. They describe a reporting period, not current staffing or an assessment of agency performance.
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Violent crime | 768 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 5 |
| Rape | 39 |
| Robbery | 80 |
| Aggravated assault | 644 |
| Property crime | 2,490 |
| Burglary | 393 |
| Larceny-theft | 1,840 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 257 |
| Arson | 13 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 8; published agency label: Gastonia. CIUS_Table_8_Offenses_Known_to_Law_Enforcement_by_State_by_City_2025.xlsx
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 161 |
| Civilian employees | 32 |
| Total full-time employees | 193 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Gastonia. Table_78_Full_time_Law_Enforcement_Employees_by_State_by_Cities_2025.xlsx
Blank or unavailable values remain “Not published.” Participating agencies and reporting scope vary. Campus figures concern the reporting institution; a city name does not expand them to all local residents. Read the data definitions and limitations.
NC SBI data · 2024
The NC SBI record is published under Gastonia. Its 2024 reporting-status table lists: Reporting. These earlier figures are presented separately from the FBI’s 2025 tables.
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 154 |
| Civilian employees | 30 |
| Total full-time employees | 184 |
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 4 |
| Rape | 30 |
| Robbery | 105 |
| Aggravated assault | 572 |
| Burglary | 434 |
| Larceny-theft | 2,214 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 325 |
Published Index-crime total: 3,684.
Sources: SBI agency reporting status · SBI law-enforcement personnel · SBI Index offenses by agency in county.
Personnel are a dated full-time payroll snapshot. Civilian classifications can include jail employees without outside police powers. These are not authorized-position or vacancy counts. Index-crime totals cover selected categories and are not totals of all crime.
Sources and review date
Official agency, government and institutional sources are linked below. Contact details and organizational information were reviewed September 24, 2026. Published statistical years are identified separately.
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