Union Gap, WA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	D

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$1.42 million

Cost of Crime™ for Union Gap, WA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $528 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Union Gap 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 Gap against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. Union Gap sits in the 26th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 26% of cities and behind 74%. The grade covers only Union Gap's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Union Gap is 4.308 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 82 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 444 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Union Gap, WA report the most violent crime, about 10 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Union Gap, WA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Union Gap is projected at $1,416,823 for 2025, about $180 per resident and $528 per household. That equals 0.7% 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): 48.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.7%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Union Gap Compared to Other Cities?

Union Gap, WA:	$180
White Center, WA:	$490
Bothell West, WA:	$83
Washington:	$247
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $180 per resident each year in Union Gap, which is $78 less than the national average and $67 less than Washington's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Union Gap:

In White Center, WA, crime costs $490 per person, which is $310 more than in Union Gap.
In Bothell West, WA, crime costs $83 per person, which is $97 less than in Union Gap

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Union Gap	Cost per Union Gap Resident
Murder	$268,825	$34
Rape/Sexual Assault	$311,401	$40
Robbery	$175,695	$22
Assault	$660,902	$84
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,416,823	$180

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Union Gap, WA

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 Gap totals $3,550,256 ($452 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $4,967,079 ($632 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Union Gap, WA, 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 north part of the city 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 Gap Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.927
Robbery	0.7104
Rape	0.6532
Murder	0.0182
Total Violent Crime	4.308 (D+)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Terrace Heights, WA	D	B	D-
Yakima, WA	D	C-	D-
Parker, WA	D	B-	D-
Moxee, WA	B	B	C+
Wapato, WA	F	C-	F
Selah, WA	C	C+	D+
Gleed, WA	C+	B	C-
Sawyer, WA	D	C+	D-
Harrah, WA	D-	B-	D-
Buena, WA	D-	C	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Union Gap is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Hortonville, WI	A	A	A
Hawley, PA	C	A-	A-
Hayden, AL	B	B	B
Hearne, TX	D-	D-	D-
Hidden Valley Lake, CA	B-	C-	C-
Hillsboro, NH	B	A	A
Hillsville, VA	D+	C-	C-
Hobart, WA	B-	B	B
Hodgenville, KY	C+	B+	B+
Hogansville, GA	C+	C+	C+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Union Gap is as safe as the Washington state average and less safe than the national average.

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