Union Gap, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Union Gap, WA Summary

Crime in Union Gap research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Union Gap 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 Gap:

  • There were 537 total crimes committed in Union Gap the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 8,243.8 total crimes per 100K people in Union Gap.
  • The overall crime rate in Union Gap is 254.69% above the national average.
  • Union Gap ranks #172 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Union Gap ranks #9,773 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 Gap Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Union Gap is 8,243.8 per 100,000 people. That's 254.69% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 172.42% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Union Gap
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 537 8,243.8 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 3 46.1 3.9 6.3
Robbery 10 153.5 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 107.5 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 24 368.4 293.7 369.8
Burglary 67 1,028.6 522.1 269.8
Larceny 399 6,125.3 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 47 721.5 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 513 7,875.3 2,732.4 1,954.4

Union Gap Crime Compared To Washington Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Union Gap

24
Violent Crimes
368.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-0.37%
Below The National Average
  • There were 24 violent crimes in Union Gap in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Union Gap is 368.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 271.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Union Gap each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -0.37% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 25.45% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Union Gap

513
Property Crimes
7,875.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
302.95%
Above The National Average
  • There were 513 property crimes in Union Gap in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Union Gap is 7,875.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 12.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Union Gap each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 302.95% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 188.22% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Union Gap

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Yakima, WA 96,267 3,615 3,755.2 3,143.3 611.8
Ellensburg, WA 19,822 583 2,941.2 2,688.9 252.2
Sunnyside, WA 16,300 685 4,202.5 3,723.9 478.5
Grandview, WA 10,901 417 3,825.3 3,522.6 302.7
Toppenish, WA 8,717 725 8,317.1 7,445.2 871.9
Selah, WA 8,258 192 2,325.0 2,203.9 121.1
Moxee, WA 4,408 44 998.2 771.3 226.9

Union Gap SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
7
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
3
Commute
9.5
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