Crime in Union Beach, New Jersey

Union Beach's crime rate

There were 25 crimes reported in Union Beach, New Jersey in 2019, the most recent year crime data is available. Adjusted for population, the city’s annual crime rate is 463 incidents for every 100,000 people.

How does Union Beach compare?

Union Beach has one of the lowest overall crime rates of any U.S. city. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people.

Union Beach's overall crime rate is 70% lower than the overall crime rate in New Jersey. Statewide, there were 137,012 crimes reported in 2019, or 1,543 for every 100,000 people.

What types of crimes are being committed?

The FBI's crime rate includes seven crime categories: three property crimes -- larceny, burglary, and motor vehicle theft, and four violent crimes -- aggravated assault, robbery, rape, and murder.

Property crime

The vast majority of crimes in America are property crimes, accounting for 85% of total crimes in 2019. In Union Beach, however, property crimes account for only about 56% of all offenses.

Property crime is much less prevalent in Union Beach than it is nationwide. There were 14 property crimes in Union Beach in 2019, or 260 for every 100,000 residents. Meanwhile, the national property crime rate is 2,110 incidents per 100,000 people.

Larceny

Larceny is by far the most common type of property crime in the U.S. It is also the most commonly committed type of property crime in Union Beach. There were 8 larcenies reported in Union Beach in 2019, or 148 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the larceny rate is 1,550 per 100,000.

Burglary

There were 5 break-ins reported in Union Beach in 2019, or 93 for every 100,000 residents. For reference, there were 341 reported burglaries for every 100,000 people nationwide in 2019.

Motor Vehicle Theft

Across the United States, the annual motor vehicle theft rate is 220 for every 100,000 people. In Union Beach, meanwhile, there was just one reported motor vehicle theft in 2019, or 19 for every 100,000 people.

Violent crime

Violent crime accounts for a relatively small share of crimes nationwide. These offenses, which are generally more egregious than property crimes, account for about 15% of the nearly 8.2 million offenses reported across the U.S. in 2019. In Union Beach, however, violent offenses account for a much larger 44% share of all reported crime.

At 204 incidents for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate in Union Beach is below the national violent crime rate of 379 offenses per 100,000 people. Law enforcement in Union Beach reported a total of 11 violent crimes in 2019.

Aggravated Assault

Aggravated assault is by far the most common type of violent crime reported in the U.S. It is also the most commonly reported violent offense in Union Beach. There were 11 aggravated assaults reported in Union Beach in 2019, or 204 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the rate is higher, standing at 250 aggravated assaults per 100,000 people.

Robbery

Robbery is the second most common type of violent crime in America, but there were no robberies reported in Union Beach in 2019. The national robbery rate was 86 per 100,000 in 2019.

Rape

There were 139,815 reported rapes nationwide in 2019, a rate of 43 per 100,000 people. In Union Beach in 2019, none were reported.

Murder

While there were 16,425 murders nationwide in 2019, none were reported in Union Beach.

Union Beach compared to other cities in New Jersey

Union Beach has a lower crime rate than the vast majority of all comparable cities in New Jersey. To be considered comparable, a city must have a complete 2019 FBI crime report and population of 5,000 or more.

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