Union City, NJ Analytics

September recorded 4,577 crime incidents.

August recorded 5,034 crime incidents.

July recorded 5,522 crime incidents.

Theft
Robbery
Burglary
Vandalism
Shooting
Arson
Arrest
Assault
Other
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Crime Types

  • Theft: 10,027
  • Assault: 2,609
  • Other: 959
  • Robbery: 805
  • Burglary: 552
  • Arrest: 76
  • Shooting: 52
  • Vandalism: 47
  • Arson: 6

Crime by Month

In the past three months, July had the most number of crimes in Union City, New Jersey.

July had about 1% more crime than August, with July producing 488 more crimes than August.

July had about 1% more crime than September, with July producing 945 more crimes than September.

Most Committed Crimes in Union City, New Jersey

Over the past three months, Theft was the most committed crime overall making up about 66% of crime in Union City, New Jersey.

The most committed violent crime was Assault, making up about 98% of violent crime in Union City, New Jersey.

The most committed property crime was Theft, making up about 95% of property crime in Union City, New Jersey.

Reported Shootings in Union City, New Jersey

We recorded 52 shootings over a three month period in Union City, New Jersey. That's an average of about 17.333 shootings per month. August saw the most shootings with 31, followed by July with 12 shootings, and September with 9 shootings.

Disclaimer: SpotCrime pulls from multiple sources including news reported incidents. A majority of the crime incidents are directly from local police agencies. Occasionally, there may be duplicate crimes. The status of the crime is subject to change.

We are not the FBI. These are not official FBI numbers.

Data is based on a radius around the center point of Union City. This may include crimes from adjacent agencies and agencies within the area.