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The Union crime rate is lower than the New Jersey average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #265

Union, NJ	1,013.63
New Jersey	1,180.23
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Union, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Union, NJ	Count	0	2	68	19	161	707	84	3
	Union, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	3.5	117.6	32.9	278.4	1,222.5	145.3	5.2	744
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	3.9	10.7	117.5	125.6	354.8	1,248.3	131.0	NA	969
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Union, NJ	Count	1	2	60	29	151	727	130	1
	Union, NJ	Per 100,000	1.7	3.5	104.6	50.6	263.4	1,268.0	226.7	1.7	813
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.5	9.7	135.8	135.6	403.1	1,325.2	154.5	NA	1,065
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Union, NJ	Count	0	5	44	30	171	768	128	6
	Union, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	8.7	76.9	52.4	298.8	1,341.9	223.6	10.5	809
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.4	11.7	128.4	145.7	477.6	1,383.7	185.9	NA	1,140
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Union, NJ	Count	1	4	63	48	155	745	102	5
	Union, NJ	Per 100,000	1.8	7.0	110.9	84.5	272.7	1,310.9	179.5	8.8	867
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.3	11.4	138.4	154.3	490.2	1,463.1	197.4	NA	1,193
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Union, NJ	Count	1	2	64	37	130	777	116	3
	Union, NJ	Per 100,000	1.9	3.7	118.6	68.6	241.0	1,440.4	215.0	5.6	881
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.2	11.2	134.4	157.9	440.5	1,464.5	176.9	NA	1,154
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Union, NJ	Count	1	4	65	63	159	776	95	1
	Union, NJ	Per 100,000	1.9	7.5	121.3	117.6	296.8	1,448.3	177.3	1.9	964
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	3.7	12.0	133.7	162.2	427.9	1,473.7	178.1	NA	1,149
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Union, NJ	Count	1	8	64	54	239	1,008	136	3
	Union, NJ	Per 100,000	1.9	14.9	119.0	100.4	444.4	1,874.4	252.9	5.6	1,199
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.3	12.9	146.3	163.0	465.3	1,595.7	232.4	NA	1,260
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Union, NJ	Count	0	1	69	74	205	935	191	1
	Union, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	1.8	125.9	135.0	374.1	1,706.4	348.6	1.8	1,121
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.4	12.1	144.5	168.3	431.5	1,528.8	252.7	NA	1,235
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Union, NJ	Count	2	2	69	79	231	1,144	207	0
	Union, NJ	Per 100,000	3.6	3.6	124.6	142.7	417.2	2,066.2	373.9	0.0	1,314
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.9	14.2	153.1	179.4	452.0	1,556.5	283.4	NA	1,310
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Union, NJ	Count	1	14	88	67	199	1,139	251	9
	Union, NJ	Per 100,000	1.8	25.1	157.8	120.2	356.9	2,042.8	450.2	16.1	1,424
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.8	13.9	151.6	184.4	447.1	1,568.4	317.5	NA	1,327
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Union, NJ	30.00
New Jersey	65.13
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Union, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Union, NJ	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Union, NJ	Per 100,000	1.7	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	17
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	3.8	1.8	1.3	0.4	0.3	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2010	Union, NJ	Count	3	2	1	0	0	0
	Union, NJ	Per 100,000	5.6	3.7	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	55
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	6.2	2.5	2.5	0.5	0.6	0.1	61
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Union, NJ	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Union, NJ	Per 100,000	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	18
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	6.3	2.5	2.4	0.8	0.6	0.0	63
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Union, NJ	Count	2	0	1	0	1	0
	Union, NJ	Per 100,000	3.7	0.0	1.9	0.0	1.9	0.0	37
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	8.6	3.9	3.1	0.9	0.6	0.0	85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Union, NJ	Count	2	0	2	0	0	0
	Union, NJ	Per 100,000	3.6	0.0	3.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	36
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	8.6	4.0	2.8	1.0	0.7	0.1	86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Union, NJ	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Union, NJ	Per 100,000	1.8	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	18
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	8.7	4.1	2.8	0.8	1.0	0.0	86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Union, NJ	2.73
New Jersey	4.08
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Union, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Union, NJ	Count	185	133	52
	Union, NJ	Per 100,000	319.9	230.0	89.9	2.75
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	448.6	343.2	105.4	3.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Union, NJ	Count	184	130	54
	Union, NJ	Per 100,000	320.9	226.7	94.2	2.74
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	400.8	307.0	93.8	3.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Union, NJ	Count	184	132	52
	Union, NJ	Per 100,000	321.5	230.6	90.9	2.76
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	442.2	337.9	104.3	3.90
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Union, NJ	Count	186	136	50
	Union, NJ	Per 100,000	327.3	239.3	88.0	2.83
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	432.5	335.2	97.4	3.84
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Union, NJ	Count	172	131	41
	Union, NJ	Per 100,000	318.8	242.8	76.0	2.81
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	471.0	365.8	105.2	4.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Union, NJ	Count	181	130	51
	Union, NJ	Per 100,000	337.8	242.6	95.2	2.90
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	494.4	381.3	113.1	4.38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Union, NJ	Count	189	137	52
	Union, NJ	Per 100,000	351.5	254.8	96.7	3.03
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	500.2	385.5	114.8	4.43
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Union, NJ	Count	191	139	52
	Union, NJ	Per 100,000	348.6	253.7	94.9	3.01
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	495.8	385.5	110.2	4.41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Union, NJ	Count	189	135	54
2005	Union, NJ	Count	191	139	52