Union County, TN Violent Crime Rates and Maps

C-

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

$7.49 million

Cost of Crime™ for Union County, TN

In 2025, violent crime will cost $967 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Union County with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Union County against the average US county, where the rate is higher than the norm. Union County sits in the 23rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 23% of counties and behind 77%. The grade covers only Union County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Union County is 5.298 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 130 in the northwest areas to 1 in 256 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Union County, TN report the most violent crime, about 20 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 5 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Union County, TN

The tangible cost of violent crime in Union County is projected at $7,492,374 for 2025, about $374 per resident and $967 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 40.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.2%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Union County Compared to Other Counties?

Union County, TN:	$374
Shelby County, TN:	$945
Montgomery County, TN:	$207
Tennessee:	$402
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $374 per resident each year in Union County, which is $116 more than the national average and $28 less than Tennessee's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Union County:

In Shelby County, TN, crime costs $945 per person, which is $571 more than in Union County.
In Montgomery County, TN, crime costs $207 per person, which is $167 less than in Union County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Union County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Union County	Cost per Union County Resident
Murder	$3.97 million	$198
Rape/Sexual Assault	$939,673	$47
Robbery	$432,728	$22
Assault	$2.15 million	$107
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$7,492,374	$374

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Union County, TN

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Union County totals $31,568,202 ($1,576 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $39,060,575 ($1,950 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Union County, TN, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the central part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Union County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Union County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.732
Robbery	0.6867
Rape	0.7736
Murder	0.1055
Total Violent Crime	5.298 (D)

Individual Union County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Union County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Union County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Grainger County, TN	D+	D	C-
Claiborne County, TN	C-	D+	C+
Campbell County, TN	D+	D	D+
Knox County, TN	C	D	C
Anderson County, TN	C-	C-	C
Jefferson County, TN	C+	C	B
Hamblen County, TN	C	C-	C+
Sevier County, TN	D+	D+	C-
Bell County, KY	C+	B+	B-
Blount County, TN	B+	C-	A

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Union County is higher versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Pine County, MN	B-	B-	B-
Leflore County, MS	C-	B	B
Leon County, TX	D-	D-	D-
Leslie County, KY	C	C+	C+
Letcher County, KY	C	B-	B-
Lincoln County, KY	B	A	A
Lincoln County, MT	C+	D-	D-
Lincoln County, NM	D+	D-	D-
Lincoln County, WI	A-	B	B
Lincoln County, WV	A-	B	B

Considering only the violent crime rate, Union County is safer than the Tennessee state average and less safe than the national average.

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