Please note that these figures do not include crime statistics for 1999, 2000 or 2001, as there were no data available for those years.
Union County, Tennessee Crime Statistics
This page contains crime numbers for Union County, Tennessee. You can take a look at the breakdown of crime by type, changes to crime figures over time, and see how Union County compares to similar locations. If you are interested in seeing public records information for Union County, Tennessee, you can click the Public Records tab at the top.
Total Crime
Between 2002 and 2008 there were 1,917 total crimes reported in Union County, Tennessee (164 of them violent). Of the 274 crimes that happen every year in Union County, nearly one-half occur less than one mile from home. On average, someone is a victim of a crime in Union County, Tennessee 274 times a year.
Crime Trends
Over the preceding 10 years, crime data were available in Union County, Tennessee for 7 years. During that time frame, reported crime in Union County has grown by 3%. During that same interval, violent crime grew by 50%. On the whole, the crime figures reflect a dramatic growth in crime over the last 7 years in Union County. If the current trend continues, predicted crime numbers could hit almost four hundred for Union County, Tennessee in 2009.
Keep in mind that these graphs show reported crime numbers and certain sharp changes in crime figures might be the result of changes in reporting, not actual changes in crime rates.
Crime Comparisons
Users are warned against reading into ranking data to decide 'how dangerous' a given location is, as many factors, including episodic events, or variations in crime reporting and methodology can skew rankings. Click on the individual chart bars to see crime numbers in these locations.
Crime Data Information
Union County, Tennessee law enforcement agencies report their statistics to the FBI UCR program. The data reported for Union County conform to the FBI data quality guidelines. For more information, and a description of the statistical methods and data algorithms used by RecordsPedia, please visit our methodology section.
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