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Problem Analysis & Research Center

Crime Statistics

The Problem Analysis & Research Center (PARC) is a specialized support unit that reports directly to the Chief of Police. The Center recognizes the need to balance tactical responses to requests while striving to address problems and issues that affect the Gastonia Police Department (GPD) and the community in the long term.

The following information highlights the segments within PARC, including but not limited to GIS functionality, grant writing and management, planning and research operations.   

Geographic Information Systems

The primary duties of crime analysts are to provide timely and pertinent information relative to crime patterns and trends to assist departmental personnel. This information serves as a basis for planning deployment of resources for the prevention and suppression of criminal activities, and aids the investigative process. 

Personnel within the unit utilize many tools to accomplish this, with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) being one of the most popular. While GIS is a popular tool for analysis, the main function of PARC analysts is to process data and provide timely information so the agency can develop a plan to reduce/ prevent crime and solve problems within the community. 

Planning and Research

The Planning and Research support unit is broken down into separate focus areas. While separate in nature, each section works as a team to provide the department with timely and advantageous information. 

• Planning, Research and Evaluation

• Policy Development and Examination

• Grant Writing and Management

• Project Safe Neighborhoods, Operation PEACE
• Gang of One Program Coordination

Links

The Crime Statistics displayed here are taken from the Gastonia Police Department’s monthly STAAC (Strategic, Tactical & Administrative Analysis of Crime) reports. These statistics are not part of the North Carolina Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. For UCR Crime Statistics see: http://sbi2.jus.state.nc.us/

• Monthly Report
  • City Wide Statistics (.pdf document)
  • West District Statistics (.pdf document)
  • Central District Statistics (.pdf document)
  • East District Statistics (.pdf document)

• Apartment Complex Crime Report (.pdf document)
• RAIDS Online
  Public Crime Analysis application provided by RAIDS Online. Just click the link, enter your address and choose the crimes you are most interested in viewing, and the application will pull the crimes that have occurred in the location for the past two weeks. Want to look back further than the last two weeks? No problem, simply choose the date range you are interested in on the left. Data for 2008, 2009 and 2010 year to date is available through this application.

For additional information not found on this page, please contact:

Amanda Neese

Research Administrator

704-869-1990

Neese_Amanda@cityofgastonia.com

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