Union City, NJ Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Union City in green. The most dangerous areas in Union City are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Union City, NJ Safe from Assault?

The C- grade means the rate of assault is slightly higher than the average US city. Union City is in the 34th percentile for safety, meaning 66% of cities are safer and 34% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Union City's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in Union City is 2.366 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Union City generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Union City may be as high as 1 in 376 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 496 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the northeast parts of Union City, NJ: about 52 per year. The northwest part of Union City has fewer cases of assault with only 0 in a typical year.

How Union City's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Union City to the New Jersey state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the assault rate, Union City is less safe than the New Jersey state average and as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Assault in Union City, NJ

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Union City about $4,811,372 in 2025, or roughly $68 per resident. This is part of Union City's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Union City, including every crime type and how Union City compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Union City's crime maps on the Union City overall crime page.

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Individual Union City Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault in Union City is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Union City.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Weehawken, NJ	C-	B+	C-	B-
Hoboken, NJ	C	B	C	C+
West New York, NJ	C+	C+	B	C-
North Bergen, NJ	C-	B-	C-	C+
Secaucus, NJ	D	C+	D-	C
Guttenberg, NJ	C+	C+	B-	C-
Manhattan, NY	C-	D	D+	D
Jersey City, NJ	C+	B-	C+	C+
Fairview, NJ	C-	C+	D+	C
New York, NY	B-	C	C-	C-

Assault in City with Similar Populations

Union City is lower versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Yakutat, AK	F	F	F	F
Wrightstown, MN	A-	B+	B+	A-
Wyatts Chapel, TN	C	C-	C-	C
Yonkers, OK	C-	C+	C+	B-
Yorba Linda, CA	B+	C+	C+	C+
Yonkers, NY	C+	D+	D+	D+
Woodville, NC	F	F	F	F
Zoe, KY	F	A-	A-	A+
Zoe, OK	C-	D+	D+	D+
Woodsville, NH	C	C+	C+	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Union City, NJ average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Union City schools on SchoolGrade

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