Junction City, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Junction City, KY 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 72 total crimes committed in Junction City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,187.3 total crimes per 100K people in Junction City.
  • The overall crime rate in Junction City is 37.13% above the national average.
  • Junction City ranks #214 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Junction City ranks #8,334 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 Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Junction City is 3,187.3 per 100,000 people. That's 37.13% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 56.35% higher than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Junction City
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 72 3,187.3 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 44.3 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 1 44.3 259.1 369.8
Burglary 64 2,833.1 344.1 269.8
Larceny 5 221.3 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 88.5 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 71 3,143.0 1,779.5 1,954.4

Junction City Crime Compared To Kentucky Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Junction City

1
Violent Crimes
44.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-88.03%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Junction City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Junction City is 44.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,259.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Junction City each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -88.03% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -82.91% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Junction City

71
Property Crimes
3,143.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
60.82%
Above The National Average
  • There were 71 property crimes in Junction City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Junction City is 3,143.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 31.8 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 60.82% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 76.62% higher than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Junction City SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
6
Safety
9.5
Amenities
6
Education
4
Commute
5
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