Crime in South Union, Pennsylvania
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in South Union at 14% above the U.S. rate per resident: 53% lower for persons crimes and 29% higher for property crimes. Expected major crimes are up 4.5% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving South Union. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 19.6 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (1.5 violent, 18.1 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, South Union is higher than 77% of the 478 other Pennsylvania places and 70% of the 8,446 other places nationwide on CrimeMetric.
Where these numbers come from
The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across South Union's 8 census block groups for 10,221 residents. How Pennsylvania residents' crime totals reach the FBI: detailed incident reports for 32.2%, summary counts only for 35.0%, estimates from past reports or similar agencies for 24.9% and no reporting agency of their own for 8.0% (shares of 2020 residents). Sources · Method
- Year: many show an agency's last full FBI year (often two years back). These figures are the model's estimate for the current year, release 2026-11-10.
- Crimes counted: some add simple assault, vandalism or drug offenses to "violent" or "property" crime; here major crime is persons plus property crime, and social disorder is separate.
- Area: an agency's totals cover its jurisdiction, which can differ from the city's limits; these are summed over the block groups inside South Union.
- Scale: a grade or a 1-to-100 score ranks places against each other; a rate per 1,000 residents and an index against the U.S. rate don't.
Rates are the model's estimates of reported crime per 1,000 residents a year. Index: 100 is the U.S. rate per resident; 200 is twice it. How we calculated this
How crime varies across South Union
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 35 and 79.
- 0–5039.3%
- 50–10050.9%
- 100–2000.0%
- 200–4000.0%
- 400+9.8%
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Shoplifting stands out most, at 3.6 times the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest on weekend daytimes
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime rose 4.5% in a year; across Pennsylvania it fell 8.6%
Change in the model's expected crimes, not a count of reports; Pennsylvania in gray. 2031 is a model projection, not tested against past years.
South Union against U.S. places with 10,000 to 25,000 residents
402 of the 2,480 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above South Union's, and 306 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 67. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
South Union's major-crime index is higher than 6 and lower than 2 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Uniontown (2 mi), is 1.9 times South Union's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in South Union
Is South Union safe?
South Union's major-crime index is 114, 14% above the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 77% of the 478 other Pennsylvania places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 53% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 29% above the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in South Union?
The model expects about 201 major crimes a year in South Union, about 19.6 per 1,000 residents, 14% above the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in South Union?
Expected major crimes in South Union are up 4.5% from a year earlier; across Pennsylvania they're down 8.6%.
What are the most common crimes in South Union?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are shoplifting (about 116 a year), other larceny (about 47 a year) and burglary (about 10 a year).
Are car break-ins common in South Union?
The model expects about 8 thefts from vehicles a year in South Union, 72% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in South Union?
The model expects about 5 motor vehicle thefts a year in South Union, 70% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is South Union safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 95 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 139 at its highest in the daytime; 100 is the U.S. rate for the same hours. That's a citywide estimate per resident for those hours: it can't speak to a particular street, venue or evening. For one address, use the address lookup on this page.
Is crime in South Union higher than the Pennsylvania average?
South Union's major-crime index is 114, 37% above the Pennsylvania rate per resident. Pennsylvania as a whole is 84, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in South Union compare with Uniontown?
Uniontown, 2 miles away, has a major-crime index of 219, 1.9 times South Union's rate per resident. South Union's is 114.
How we calculated this
Each police agency's crimes, as reported to the FBI or estimated where it didn't report, are spread across the census block groups it serves using population, jobs, points of interest and, where available, local incident records. South Union's figures add up its 8 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- South Union has no published incident records in our data, so its estimate relies on agency totals and neighborhood characteristics.
- Rates are per resident, so places where many people work or visit but few live, such as downtowns, airports and stadiums, can read high.
- Disorderly conduct and trespassing are modeled, because the FBI records them only through arrests.
- Residents: 10,221. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in South Union, Pennsylvania." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/pa/south-union
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