Union City, NJ Drug-Related Crime Crime Rates and Maps

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	C-

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A crime occurs every 5 hours 9 minutes (on average) in Union City.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime 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?

The A grade means the rate of drug-related crime is much lower than the average US city. Union City is in the 86th percentile for safety, meaning 14% of cities are safer and 86% 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 drug-related crime in Union City is 1.009 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 drug-related crime in Union City may be as high as 1 in 933 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,036 in the southwest part of the city. See the section on interpreting the drug-related crime map, however, because comparing rates for drug-related crime or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the northeast parts of Union City, NJ: about 22 per year. The northwest part of Union City has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Maps

When looking at the drug-related crime map for Union City, remember that the rate of drug-related crime per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the northeast part of the city. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the drug-related crime rate map do not always indicate danger for Union City residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Union City has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Union City has 7, have the same problem. Of Union City’s 70,815 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Union City Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All drug-related crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Union City residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.366
Robbery	0.5434
Rape	0.2240
Murder	0.0545
Total Violent Crime	3.188 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	7.659
Vehicle Theft	2.164
Burglary	0.8692
Arson	0.0540
Total Property Crime	10.75 (B-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0364
Drug Crimes	1.009
Vandalism	8.623
Identity Theft	0.3465
Animal Cruelty	0.0135
Total "Other" Rate	10.03 (C-)

Individual Union City Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of drug-related crime 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	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Weehawken, NJ	C-	B+	C-	A
Hoboken, NJ	C	B	C	A
West New York, NJ	C+	C+	B	A
North Bergen, NJ	C-	B-	C-	A
Secaucus, NJ	D	C+	D-	A+
Guttenberg, NJ	C+	C+	B-	A
Manhattan, NY	C-	D	D+	A+
Jersey City, NJ	C+	B-	C+	A
Fairview, NJ	C-	C+	D+	A
New York, NY	B-	C	C-	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Union City is lower versus other cities of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

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

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Union City is less safe than the New Jersey state average and safer than the national average.

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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