Junction City, KS Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Junction City, KS Summary

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

  • There were 663 total crimes committed in Junction City in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,083.1 total crimes per 100K people in Junction City.
  • The overall crime rate in Junction City is 45.48% above the national average.
  • Junction City ranks #124 safest out of 137 cities in Kansas.
  • Junction City ranks #8,658 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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Junction City Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Junction City is 3,083.1 per 100,000 people. That's 45.48% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 28.73% higher than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,395.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Junction City
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 663 3,083.1 2,395.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.8 5.0
Robbery 2 9.3 30.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 154 716.1 359.9 256.0
Violent Crime 167 776.6 438.7 359.0
Burglary 99 460.4 261.6 229.0
Larceny 363 1,688.1 1,458.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 34 158.1 236.3 259.0
Property Crime 496 2,306.5 1,956.4 1,760.0

Junction City Crime Compared To Kansas Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Junction City

167
Violent Crimes
776.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
116.32%
Above The National Average
  • There were 167 violent crimes in Junction City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Junction City is 776.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 128.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Junction City each year. That compares to a 1 in 227.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 116.32% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 77.01% higher than the Kansas violent crime rate of 438.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Junction City

496
Property Crimes
2,306.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
31.05%
Above The National Average
  • There were 496 property crimes in Junction City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Junction City is 2,306.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 43.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Junction City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 31.05% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 17.90% higher than the Kansas property crime rate of 1,956.4 per 100,000 people.

Junction City SnackAbility

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