George T Brown House · Photo: SharonPapierdreams · CC BY-SA 4.0Crime per resident in Junction City runs higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
Behind the grade sit 7.1 violent crimes and 24.0 incidents of property crime per 1,000 people a year, where the comparison is 4.8 and 22.4 in the rest of Kansas. Counting crimes Junction City’s police reported from 2023 to 2025, it grades D for safety: #73 of 80 graded towns in Kansas. Per resident, the graded crimes were down 36% from 2023 to 2025. Violent crime here is higher than in 94% of U.S. towns; property crime, higher than in 84%.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of KS” is every other Kansas city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Junction City
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Junction City’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Junction City property | Rest of Kansas property | Junction City violent | Rest of Kansas violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 28.4 | 24.3 | 9.9 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 30.5 | 24.1 | 7.4 | 4.8 |
| 2024 | 23.1 | 20.2 | 7.8 | 4.1 |
| 2025 | 18.3 | 22.9 | 6.1 | 5.4 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Kansas.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Junction City | Rest of Kansas | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 7.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Junction City’s police reported 462 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 7.1 per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.8 in the rest of Kansas and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Junction City per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 6 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
533 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
133 violent and 400 property, as reported to the FBI by Junction City’s police.
Seven people died in crashes on Junction City’s roads in 2019–2023
Junction City had 5 fatal crashes in five years, in which seven people died; 3 were pedestrians. 3 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is about what is typical for Kansas towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (5.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Junction City’s size would see about 6 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Junction City’s own rate (6.3) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Junction City and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junction City | D | 7.1 | 24.0 |
| Smoky Hill Township | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | — |
| Milford Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Smoky Hill Township, Jefferson Township and Milford Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Kansas towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junction City | D | 7.1 | 24.0 |
| Prairie Village | B+ | 0.8 | 9.6 |
| Gardner | B | 1.8 | 9.6 |
| Liberal | C+ | 2.8 | 10.4 |
| Emporia | C− | 3.4 | 22.4 |
| Pittsburg | D | 3.6 | 34.5 |
The five graded Kansas towns closest to Junction City’s population (22,583), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Junction City. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Junction City’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (21,835 in 2025); our figure for Junction City is 22,583 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Junction City
Is Junction City, KS safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Junction City reports more crime per resident than 91% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #73 of 80 in Kansas. Its police reported 7.1 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.8 in the rest of Kansas and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Junction City?
7.1 violent and 24.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Kansas reports 4.8 and 22.4; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Who polices Junction City?
Junction City’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Junction City”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.