Grand Junction, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Grand Junction, CO Summary

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

  • There were 2,486 total crimes committed in Grand Junction the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,649.1 total crimes per 100K people in Grand Junction.
  • The overall crime rate in Grand Junction is 57.01% above the national average.
  • Grand Junction ranks #115 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Grand Junction ranks #8,718 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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Grand Junction Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Grand Junction is 3,649.1 per 100,000 people. That's 57.01% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 12.04% higher than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Grand Junction
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,486 3,649.1 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 4 5.9 5.1 6.3
Robbery 28 41.1 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 259 380.2 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 346 507.9 423.1 369.8
Burglary 274 402.2 400.3 269.8
Larceny 1,677 2,461.6 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 189 277.4 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 2,140 3,141.2 2,833.8 1,954.4

Grand Junction Crime Compared To Colorado Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Grand Junction

346
Violent Crimes
507.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
37.34%
Above The National Average
  • There were 346 violent crimes in Grand Junction in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Grand Junction is 507.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 196.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Grand Junction each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 37.34% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 20.05% higher than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Grand Junction

2,140
Property Crimes
3,141.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
60.73%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,140 property crimes in Grand Junction in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Grand Junction is 3,141.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 31.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Grand Junction each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 60.73% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 10.85% higher than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Grand Junction

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fruita, CO 13,632 173 1,269.1 1,034.3 234.7
Delta, CO 9,373 362 3,862.2 3,744.8 117.4
Palisade, CO 2,600 35 1,346.2 1,346.2 0.0

Grand Junction SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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