Union Gap, WA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

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 on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Union Gap:

  • There were 554 total crimes committed in Union Gap in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 8,652.2 total crimes per 100K people in Union Gap.
  • The overall crime rate in Union Gap is 308.27% above the national average.
  • Union Gap ranks #170 safest out of 171 cities in Washington.
  • Union Gap ranks #9,822 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live 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 8,652.2 per 100,000 people. That's 308.27% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 209.83% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 2,792.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Union Gap
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 554 8,652.2 2,792.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.8 5.0
Robbery 6 93.7 67.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 7 109.3 217.0 256.0
Violent Crime 15 234.3 326.1 359.0
Burglary 63 983.9 398.8 229.0
Larceny 454 7,090.4 1,634.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 22 343.6 433.5 259.0
Property Crime 539 8,417.9 2,466.5 1,760.0

Union Gap Crime Compared To Washington Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Washington.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Union Gap

15
Violent Crimes
234.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-34.75%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Union Gap in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Union Gap is 234.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 426.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Union Gap each year. That compares to a 1 in 306.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -34.75% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.16% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 326.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Union Gap

539
Property Crimes
8,417.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
378.29%
Above The National Average
  • There were 539 property crimes in Union Gap in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Union Gap is 8,417.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 11.9 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 378.29% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 241.29% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,466.5 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 96,646 2,502 2,588.8 2,044.6 544.3
Ellensburg, WA 18,472 445 2,409.1 2,181.7 227.4
Sunnyside, WA 16,220 465 2,866.8 2,589.4 277.4
Grandview, WA 11,210 261 2,328.3 1,900.1 428.2
Selah, WA 8,712 103 1,182.3 1,056.0 126.3
Toppenish, WA 8,593 392 4,561.9 4,247.6 314.2
Moxee, WA 4,983 27 541.8 401.4 140.5

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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