South Carolina · 26,885 residents Score 8 · Grade F

Crime Map, Crime Rate Context, and Safety Score for Union County, South Carolina

Browse neighborhood-by-neighborhood crime scores for every Census block group in Union County. Severity-weighted, rate-normalized, and built for real estate, PropTech, and location intelligence workflows.

Union County, South Carolina neighborhood Safety Score map by Census block group

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Union County, South Carolina local context

The county aggregate Safety Score is 8, with a F grade across 26 scored block groups.

Union County, South Carolina is a smaller county market, with an estimated 26,885 residents across 11,611 households based on 2024 ACS 5-year profile data.

Owner-occupied housing makes up the larger share of occupied homes at 71.3%, while renter-occupied housing accounts for 28.7%.

The county profile also includes broad socioeconomic context, including a 22.9% poverty rate, a 7.9% unemployment rate, 15% bachelor's degree or higher attainment.

Commute context is included as well, with 11.6% of workers reporting commutes of 60 minutes or more.

CrimeScore pairs this county profile with neighborhood-level safety scores and block group map layers so teams can compare local areas inside Union County without relying on one broad county-level view.

The county score is a nationally ranked aggregate of local block-group scores. Supporting profile data uses 2024 ACS 5-year estimates.

Safety Score 8
Grade F
Population 26,885
Households 11,611
Owner occupied 71.3%
Renter occupied 28.7%
Poverty rate 22.9%
Unemployment 7.9%
60+ min commute 11.6%

Local search context

Union County crime maps need neighborhood-level context

People comparing Union County crime rates, maps, or neighborhood safety data usually need more than a single county-wide number. CrimeScore starts with the broad county page, then lets visitors inspect smaller map areas, ZIP pages, and address-centered views when they need more local context.

CrimeScore is modeled neighborhood safety context, not an official agency crime-rate report. Use it as location context for comparison, API workflows, and map exploration, not as a guarantee about a specific person, home, or future event.

How to read the map

Each colored polygon is a Census block group, typically 600 to 3,000 residents. Greener regions score safer; orange and red indicate lower modeled safety. Click any block group to see its score and grade. Create an account to review API plans for production use.

About the model

Scores in Union County come from the same gradient-boosted ensemble we ship through the CrimeScore crime data API, crime score API, and embeddable crime map. Built from normalized national location signals and validated across geography. Protected attributes are excluded from scoring, and prohibited/high-impact uses are explicitly out of scope.

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