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The Union City crime rate is higher than the New Jersey average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #313

Union City, NJ	1,331.39
New Jersey	1,180.23
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Union City, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Union City, NJ	Count	0	1	98	140	189	891	106	4
	Union City, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	1.5	142.5	203.5	274.8	1,295.3	154.1	5.8	963
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	3.9	10.7	117.5	125.6	354.8	1,248.3	131.0	NA	969
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Union City, NJ	Count	0	NA	108	139	189	787	114	5
	Union City, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	158.2	203.7	276.9	1,153.0	167.0	7.3	952
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.5	9.7	135.8	135.6	403.1	1,325.2	154.5	NA	1,065
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Union City, NJ	Count	1	2	106	141	241	891	133	1
	Union City, NJ	Per 100,000	1.5	3.0	157.0	208.8	356.9	1,319.6	197.0	1.5	1,088
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.4	11.7	128.4	145.7	477.6	1,383.7	185.9	NA	1,140
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Union City, NJ	Count	3	3	120	144	285	849	165	2
	Union City, NJ	Per 100,000	4.5	4.5	180.0	216.0	427.4	1,273.3	247.5	3.0	1,232
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.3	11.4	138.4	154.3	490.2	1,463.1	197.4	NA	1,193
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Union City, NJ	Count	7	0	111	143	237	921	152	3
	Union City, NJ	Per 100,000	11.3	0.0	179.5	231.2	383.2	1,489.0	245.7	4.9	1,357
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.2	11.2	134.4	157.9	440.5	1,464.5	176.9	NA	1,154
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Union City, NJ	Count	1	0	119	171	279	962	157	3
	Union City, NJ	Per 100,000	1.6	0.0	193.0	277.3	452.4	1,560.0	254.6	4.9	1,335
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	3.7	12.0	133.7	162.2	427.9	1,473.7	178.1	NA	1,149
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Union City, NJ	Count	1	4	157	179	367	991	160	1
	Union City, NJ	Per 100,000	1.6	6.5	253.5	289.0	592.6	1,600.2	258.4	1.6	1,551
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.3	12.9	146.3	163.0	465.3	1,595.7	232.4	NA	1,260
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Union City, NJ	Count	1	4	182	219	332	917	173	7
	Union City, NJ	Per 100,000	1.6	6.3	286.0	344.1	521.6	1,440.8	271.8	11.0	1,585
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.4	12.1	144.5	168.3	431.5	1,528.8	252.7	NA	1,235
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Union City, NJ	Count	1	4	214	188	405	931	240	6
	Union City, NJ	Per 100,000	1.5	6.1	328.3	288.4	621.4	1,428.4	368.2	9.2	1,687
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.9	14.2	153.1	179.4	452.0	1,556.5	283.4	NA	1,310
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Union City, NJ	Count	3	10	178	134	396	836	267	3
	Union City, NJ	Per 100,000	4.5	15.1	268.4	202.1	597.2	1,260.7	402.6	4.5	1,563
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.8	13.9	151.6	184.4	447.1	1,568.4	317.5	NA	1,327
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Union City, NJ	35.50
New Jersey	65.13
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Union City, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Union City, NJ	Count	5	1	3	0	1	0
	Union City, NJ	Per 100,000	7.3	1.5	4.4	0.0	1.5	0.0	72
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	3.8	1.8	1.3	0.4	0.3	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Union City, NJ	Count	2	0	1	1	0	0
	Union City, NJ	Per 100,000	2.9	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	29
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.7	2.1	1.4	0.7	0.4	0.0	46
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2011	Union City, NJ	Count	4	1	2	1	0	0
	Union City, NJ	Per 100,000	6.0	1.5	3.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	59
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	5.8	2.5	1.9	0.7	0.6	0.1	57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Union City, NJ	Count	1	0	0	0	0	1
	Union City, NJ	Per 100,000	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.6	16
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	6.2	2.5	2.5	0.5	0.6	0.1	61
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Union City, NJ	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Union City, NJ	Per 100,000	1.6	0.0	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	16
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	6.3	2.5	2.4	0.8	0.6	0.0	63
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Union City, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Union City, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	8.6	3.9	3.1	0.9	0.6	0.0	85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Union City, NJ	Count	3	0	0	3	0	0
	Union City, NJ	Per 100,000	4.7	0.0	0.0	4.7	0.0	0.0	47
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	8.6	4.0	2.8	1.0	0.7	0.1	86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Union City, NJ	Count	3	1	1	1	0	0
	Union City, NJ	Per 100,000	4.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	46
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	8.7	4.1	2.8	0.8	1.0	0.0	86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Union City, NJ	2.62
New Jersey	4.08
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Union City, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Union City, NJ	Count	177	150	27
	Union City, NJ	Per 100,000	257.3	218.1	39.3	2.38
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	448.6	343.2	105.4	3.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Union City, NJ	Count	180	153	27
	Union City, NJ	Per 100,000	263.7	224.2	39.6	2.44
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	400.8	307.0	93.8	3.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Union City, NJ	Count	216	153	63
	Union City, NJ	Per 100,000	319.9	226.6	93.3	2.73
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	442.2	337.9	104.3	3.90
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Union City, NJ	Count	184	153	31
	Union City, NJ	Per 100,000	276.0	229.5	46.5	2.53
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	432.5	335.2	97.4	3.84
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Union City, NJ	Count	190	158	32
	Union City, NJ	Per 100,000	307.2	255.4	51.7	2.81
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	471.0	365.8	105.2	4.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Union City, NJ	Count	208	162	46
	Union City, NJ	Per 100,000	337.3	262.7	74.6	3.00
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	494.4	381.3	113.1	4.38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Union City, NJ	Count	212	165	47
	Union City, NJ	Per 100,000	342.3	266.4	75.9	3.04
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	500.2	385.5	114.8	4.43
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Union City, NJ	Count	217	167	50
	Union City, NJ	Per 100,000	340.9	262.4	78.6	3.02
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	495.8	385.5	110.2	4.41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Union City, NJ	Count	224	175	49
2005	Union City, NJ	Count	221	171	50