La Junta, CO Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In La Junta, CO Summary

Crime in La Junta research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in La Junta 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 La Junta:

  • There were 521 total crimes committed in La Junta in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 7,505.0 total crimes per 100K people in La Junta.
  • The overall crime rate in La Junta is 254.14% above the national average.
  • La Junta ranks #133 safest out of 140 cities in Colorado.
  • La Junta ranks #9,796 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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La Junta Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in La Junta is 7,505.0 per 100,000 people. That's 254.14% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 144.53% higher than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,069.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
La Junta
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 521 7,505.0 3,069.1 2,119.2
Murder 1 14.4 4.5 5.0
Robbery 1 14.4 63.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 26 374.5 350.5 256.0
Violent Crime 35 504.2 476.3 359.0
Burglary 73 1,051.6 348.0 229.0
Larceny 389 5,603.6 1,754.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 24 345.7 490.6 259.0
Property Crime 486 7,000.9 2,592.8 1,760.0

La Junta Crime Compared To Colorado Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In La Junta

35
Violent Crimes
504.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
40.44%
Above The National Average
  • There were 35 violent crimes in La Junta in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in La Junta is 504.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 198.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in La Junta each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 40.44% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 5.84% higher than the Colorado violent crime rate of 476.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In La Junta

486
Property Crimes
7,000.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
297.78%
Above The National Average
  • There were 486 property crimes in La Junta in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in La Junta is 7,000.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 14.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in La Junta each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 297.78% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 170.01% higher than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,592.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around La Junta

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rocky Ford, CO 3,803 34 894.0 762.6 131.5

La Junta SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
9
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
8
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