Summit Hotel · Photo: Acroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0North Union Township has less crime per resident than almost every U.S. town
Per 1,000 residents, 0.2 cases of property crime were recorded a year, against 17.5 in the rest of Pennsylvania. It grades A+ for safety on crimes North Union Township’s police reported from 2023 to 2025: #1 of 578 graded towns in Pennsylvania. Violent crime here is lower than in 98% of U.S. towns; property crime, lower than in 99%.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of PA” is every other Pennsylvania 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 North Union Township
North Union Township reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 6 Pennsylvania towns on North Union Township’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Uniontown (D−). Dunbar Township, Menallen Township, Franklin Township, South Union Township and Wharton Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind North Union Township’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.
Crime in North Union Township 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 no violent crimes, 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 | North Union Township property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | North Union Township violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.0 | 19.1 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 0.0 | 17.4 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 0.7 | 16.1 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
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, 2023–2025, against the rest of Pennsylvania.
1 crime 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.
0 violent and 1 property, as reported to the FBI by North Union Township’s police.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | North Union Township | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
North Union Township’s police reported 0 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.0 per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.9 in the rest of Pennsylvania and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
11 people died in crashes on North Union Township’s roads in 2019–2023
North Union Township had 10 fatal crashes in five years, in which 11 people died; 1 was a pedestrian and 1 was a cyclist. 2 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 19.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Pennsylvania towns of 5,000–25,000 people (5.8, 579 towns).
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.
North Union Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Union Township | A+ | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Uniontown | D− | 10.4 | 31.0 |
| Dunbar Township | — | — | — |
| Menallen Township | — | — | — |
| Franklin Township | — | — | — |
| South Union Township | — | — | — |
| Wharton Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Dunbar Township, Menallen Township, Franklin Township, South Union Township and Wharton Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Pennsylvania towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Union Township | A+ | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Douglass Township | A+ | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Willistown Township | A | 0.7 | 2.5 |
| Lehman Township | A− | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| Wyomissing | C+ | 0.8 | 20.4 |
| Rostraver Township | C | 0.6 | 25.6 |
The five graded Pennsylvania towns closest to North Union Township’s population (11,368), 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 North Union Township. 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 North Union Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (1,424 in 2025); our figure for North Union Township is 11,368 (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 North Union Township
Is North Union Township, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, North Union Township reports less crime per resident than 100% of U.S. towns, an A+ Safety Grade and #1 of 578 in Pennsylvania. Its police reported 0.0 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.9 in the rest of Pennsylvania and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in North Union Township?
0.0 violent and 0.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Pennsylvania reports 2.9 and 17.5; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is North Union Township safer than Uniontown?
Uniontown reports more crime per resident than North Union Township: Uniontown grades D− for safety and North Union Township A+. Uniontown’s police reported 10.4 violent and 31.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices North Union Township?
North Union Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “North Union Township”. 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.