The crime rate in Union is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 15 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Union is 1 in 68. Based on FBI crime data, Union is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to New Jersey, Union has a crime rate that is higher than 70% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Union to other communities of similar population, then Union crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Union does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Union does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Union.

For Union, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Union than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1115, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Union's rate for property crime is 14 per one thousand population. This makes Union a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Union is one in 72.