2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Columbia, MO vs Gastonia, NC

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Highlights
- Gastonia has 26% more violent crime than Columbia.
- Gastonia has 35% more property crime than Columbia.
 Columbia, MOGastonia, NCUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock36.122.7
 Property Crime45.8  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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Reviews for Gastonia    11 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This city is about Greed. Council does not care about the citizens. The only hospital pays the city millions so they can be on hospital. Quality of care I rate a 2. Low  More

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Over 7 years ago

I AMFROM FLORIDA THE SUNSHINE STATE AND I AM LOOKING TO MAKE A MOVE TOWARD GASTONIA, NC. I AM A SINGLE PARENT OF 4 AND FEEL THAT THE RIGHT MOVE FOR MY FAMILY WOULD BE  More

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Over 17 years ago

The schools are overcrowded but the county is trying to rectify the situation by building new  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Columbia, MissouriCrime Index
 Sturgeon, MO9.05
 Pierpont, MO14.65
 Huntsdale, MO17.1
 Hallsville, MO18.15
 Ashland, MO19.1
 Rocheport, MO22.4
 Harrisburg, MO22.9
 Centralia, MO23.35
 McBaine, MO23.55
 Hartsburg, MO27.7

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