Junction City, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Junction City:

  • There were 841 total crimes committed in Junction City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,835.5 total crimes per 100K people in Junction City.
  • The overall crime rate in Junction City is 65.02% above the national average.
  • Junction City ranks #158 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Junction City ranks #8,849 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 3,835.5 per 100,000 people. That's 65.02% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 46.16% higher than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Junction City
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 841 3,835.5 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 2 9.1 3.4 6.3
Robbery 6 27.4 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 188 857.4 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 218 994.2 425.0 369.8
Burglary 96 437.8 331.4 269.8
Larceny 477 2,175.4 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 50 228.0 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 623 2,841.2 2,199.1 1,954.4

Junction City Crime Compared To Kansas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Kansas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Junction City

218
Violent Crimes
994.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
168.85%
Above The National Average
  • There were 218 violent crimes in Junction City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Junction City is 994.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 100.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Junction City each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 168.85% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 133.91% higher than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Junction City

623
Property Crimes
2,841.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
45.38%
Above The National Average
  • There were 623 property crimes in Junction City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Junction City is 2,841.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.2 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 45.38% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 29.20% higher than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 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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