Union City, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Union City, CA Summary

Crime in Union City research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Union City over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Union City:

  • There were 2,119 total crimes committed in Union City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,839.5 total crimes per 100K people in Union City.
  • The overall crime rate in Union City is 22.17% above the national average.
  • Union City ranks #321 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Union City ranks #7,937 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Union City Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Union City is 2,839.5 per 100,000 people. That's 22.17% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 10.02% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Union City
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,119 2,839.5 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 65 87.1 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 145 194.3 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 222 297.5 442.0 369.8
Burglary 234 313.6 369.7 269.8
Larceny 1,219 1,633.5 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 444 595.0 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,897 2,542.0 2,138.9 1,954.4

Union City Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Union City

222
Violent Crimes
297.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-19.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 222 violent crimes in Union City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Union City is 297.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 336.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Union City each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -19.55% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -32.70% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Union City

1,897
Property Crimes
2,542.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
30.07%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,897 property crimes in Union City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Union City is 2,542.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Union City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 30.07% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 18.85% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Union City SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
9.5
Safety
5
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
4
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