Union City, NJ Analytics

November recorded 4,335 crime incidents.

October recorded 5,558 crime incidents.

September recorded 11,639 crime incidents.

Theft
Robbery
Burglary
Vandalism
Shooting
Arson
Arrest
Assault
Other
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Crime Types

  • Theft: 12,667
  • Assault: 3,816
  • Other: 2,001
  • Robbery: 1,371
  • Arrest: 779
  • Burglary: 764
  • Vandalism: 106
  • Shooting: 26
  • Arson: 2

Crime by Month

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

September had about 2% more crime than October, with September producing 6,081 more crimes than October.

September had about 3% more crime than November, with September producing 7,304 more crimes than November.

Most Committed Crimes in Union City, New Jersey

Over the past three months, Theft was the most committed crime overall making up about 59% of crime in Union City, New Jersey.

The most committed violent crime was Assault, making up about 99% of violent crime in Union City, New Jersey.

The most committed property crime was Theft, making up about 94% of property crime in Union City, New Jersey.

Reported Shootings in Union City, New Jersey

We recorded 26 shootings over a three month period in Union City, New Jersey. That's an average of about 8.667 shootings per month. November saw the most shootings with 17, followed by September with 8 shootings, and October with 1 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.