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The Union crime rate is higher than the South Carolina average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #131

Union, SC	3,222.01
South Carolina	2,253.24
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, SC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Union, SC	Count	3	6	13	42	49	314	11	3
	Union, SC	Per 100,000	37.1	74.1	160.7	519.0	605.5	3,880.4	135.9	37.1	3,030
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.4	30.6	82.7	365.8	759.9	2,433.4	267.0	NA	1,861
	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, SC	Count	0	3	11	63	95	272	6	1
	Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	36.9	135.4	775.5	1,169.4	3,348.1	73.9	12.3	2,622
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.2	31.8	83.2	373.6	857.8	2,502.9	263.5	NA	1,937
	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, SC	Count	0	6	11	47	118	323	8	2
	Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	71.5	131.1	560.2	1,406.4	3,849.8	95.4	23.8	2,829
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.9	35.5	95.0	421.4	954.5	2,588.3	279.5	NA	2,109
	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, SC	Count	2	4	13	52	76	312	15	1
	Union, SC	Per 100,000	23.6	47.1	153.1	612.4	895.1	3,674.5	176.7	11.8	2,886
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.8	34.5	92.2	438.4	1,002.8	2,609.4	292.0	NA	2,151
	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, SC	Count	0	5	17	98	109	318	17	4
	Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	63.8	217.1	1,251.3	1,391.7	4,060.3	217.1	51.1	3,718
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.1	31.7	107.7	452.3	997.9	2,617.2	285.3	NA	2,159
	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, SC	Count	0	4	23	106	108	351	14	4
	Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	50.3	288.9	1,331.7	1,356.8	4,409.5	175.9	50.3	3,888
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.3	35.3	125.7	503.4	992.8	2,598.4	297.4	NA	2,258
	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, SC	Count	2	3	15	107	98	302	9	7
	Union, SC	Per 100,000	25.0	37.5	187.5	1,337.7	1,225.2	3,775.5	112.5	87.5	3,799
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.8	36.6	147.3	539.1	1,026.1	2,814.1	394.0	NA	2,459
	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, SC	Count	1	3	12	87	88	275	12	6
	Union, SC	Per 100,000	12.2	36.7	146.9	1,065.3	1,077.5	3,367.2	146.9	73.5	3,111
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	8.0	39.5	144.0	596.9	1,025.8	2,859.6	386.3	NA	2,551
	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, SC	Count	0	1	8	117	92	341	14	6
	Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	11.8	94.7	1,384.6	1,088.8	4,035.5	165.7	71.0	3,225
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	8.3	40.8	136.5	579.9	989.8	2,873.0	379.6	NA	2,516
	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, SC	Count	0	4	11	106	68	324	13	6
	Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	47.1	129.5	1,248.4	800.8	3,815.8	153.1	70.7	3,113
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	7.4	42.5	132.1	579.0	1,000.9	2,954.1	384.4	NA	2,532
	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, SC	40.00
South Carolina	24.00
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, SC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Union, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Union, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Union, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	3.1	1.5	0.9	0.6	0.2	0.1	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Union, SC	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Union, SC	Per 100,000	11.8	11.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	117
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.9	1.4	0.8	0.4	0.3	0.0	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Union, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.4	1.2	0.4	0.6	0.1	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Union, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.7	1.4	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.1	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Union, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	3.4	2.0	0.6	0.5	0.2	0.1	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Union, SC	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Union, SC	Per 100,000	24.5	24.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	244
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.9	1.6	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.1	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Union, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.5	1.4	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.2	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Union, SC	3.90
South Carolina	2.89
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, SC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Union, SC	Count	34	31	3
	Union, SC	Per 100,000	420.2	383.1	37.1	4.02
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	291.8	218.9	72.9	2.55
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Union, SC	Count	33	31	2
	Union, SC	Per 100,000	406.2	381.6	24.6	3.94
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	319.1	244.3	74.8	2.82
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Union, SC	Count	31	29	2
	Union, SC	Per 100,000	369.5	345.6	23.8	3.58
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	329.4	235.8	93.6	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Union, SC	Count	37	33	4
	Union, SC	Per 100,000	435.8	388.6	47.1	4.12
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	335.3	247.7	87.6	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Union, SC	Count	30	25	5
	Union, SC	Per 100,000	383.0	319.2	63.8	3.51
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	332.4	245.3	87.1	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Union, SC	Count	33	31	2
	Union, SC	Per 100,000	414.6	389.4	25.1	4.02
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	340.8	253.0	87.8	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Union, SC	Count	36	34	2
	Union, SC	Per 100,000	450.1	425.1	25.0	4.38
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	341.9	253.4	88.6	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Union, SC	Count	39	37	2
	Union, SC	Per 100,000	477.5	453.0	24.5	4.65
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	340.4	250.4	90.0	2.95
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Union, SC	Count	32	29	3
2005	Union, SC	Count	35	32	3