Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Per resident, Union City records less property crime than four in five U.S. towns
Recorded violent crimes ran at 1.1 per 1,000 residents a year and property crime at 4.8, against 4.7 and 22.6 in the rest of Oklahoma. On top of that, on crimes Union City’s police reported from 2023 to 2025, it grades A− for safety.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of OK” is every other Oklahoma city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Union City
Union City reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 2 Oklahoma towns on Union City’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Oklahoma City (D). Minco reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024. Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Union City’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are lower than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the stronger of the two.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Union City | Rest of Oklahoma | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Union City’s police reported 7 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.1 per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.7 in the rest of Oklahoma and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Union City per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Union City property | Rest of Oklahoma property | Union City violent | Rest of Oklahoma violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.6 | 26.2 | 1.0 | 4.7 |
| 2023 | 6.5 | 24.4 | 1.5 | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 3.8 | 22.7 | 0.5 | 4.9 |
| 2025 | 4.2 | 20.7 | 1.4 | 4.6 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Oklahoma.
12 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
3 violent and 9 property, as reported to the FBI by Union City’s police.
Three people died in crashes on Union City’s roads in 2019–2023
Union City had 3 fatal crashes in five years, in which three people died.
That is about what is typical for Oklahoma towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (6.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Union City’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Union City’s own rate (34.8) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Union City and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union City | A− | 1.1 | 4.8 |
| Minco | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma City | D | 6.6 | 28.2 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Minco reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024.
Oklahoma towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union City | A− | 1.1 | 4.8 |
| Hennessey | A+ | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Krebs | B− | 1.6 | 12.4 |
| Lexington | B− | 2.6 | 10.3 |
| Chouteau | C− | 4.2 | 17.9 |
| Antlers | D | 5.0 | 26.0 |
The five graded Oklahoma towns closest to Union City’s population (2,129), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Union City. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Union City’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (2,149 in 2025); our figure for Union City is 2,129 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Union City
Is Union City, OK safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Union City reports less crime per resident than 77% of U.S. towns, an A− Safety Grade. Its police reported 1.1 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.7 in the rest of Oklahoma and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Union City?
1.1 violent and 4.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Oklahoma reports 4.7 and 22.6; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Union City safer than Oklahoma City?
Oklahoma City reports more crime per resident than Union City: Oklahoma City grades D for safety and Union City A−. Oklahoma City’s police reported 6.6 violent and 28.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Union City?
Union City’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Union City”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.