La Junta, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in La Junta:

  • There were 393 total crimes committed in La Junta the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,410.2 total crimes per 100K people in La Junta.
  • The overall crime rate in La Junta is 132.78% above the national average.
  • La Junta ranks #134 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • La Junta ranks #9,500 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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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 5,410.2 per 100,000 people. That's 132.78% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 66.12% higher than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
La Junta
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 393 5,410.2 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 3 41.3 5.1 6.3
Robbery 1 13.8 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 14 192.7 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 28 385.5 423.1 369.8
Burglary 64 881.1 400.3 269.8
Larceny 263 3,620.6 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 38 523.1 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 365 5,024.8 2,833.8 1,954.4

La Junta 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 La Junta

28
Violent Crimes
385.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
4.24%
Above The National Average
  • There were 28 violent crimes in La Junta in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in La Junta is 385.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 259.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in La Junta each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 4.24% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -8.89% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In La Junta

365
Property Crimes
5,024.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
157.10%
Above The National Average
  • There were 365 property crimes in La Junta in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in La Junta is 5,024.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 19.9 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 157.10% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 77.31% higher than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 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 3,837 25 651.6 573.4 78.2

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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