Junction City, KS Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Junction City in green. The most dangerous areas in Junction City are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Junction City, KS Safe from Murder?

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US city. Junction City is in the 30th percentile for safety, meaning 70% of cities are safer and 30% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Junction City's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Junction City is 0.0807 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Junction City generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Junction City may be as high as 1 in 8,926 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 16,298 in the west part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of Junction City, KS: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Junction City has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Junction City's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Junction City to the Kansas state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Junction City is less safe than the Kansas state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Junction City, KS

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Junction City about $3,778,974 in 2025, or roughly $152 per resident. This is part of Junction City's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Junction City, including every crime type and how Junction City compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Junction City's crime maps on the Junction City overall crime page.

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Individual Junction City Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Junction City is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Junction City.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Grandview Plaza, KS	D-	F	C	D+
Fort Riley, KS	D-	D	D-	B+
Milford, KS	C+	D	B	B+
Upland, KS	D+	D	C-	D+
Ogden, KS	D-	D-	D+	C+
Chapman, KS	C-	D+	C	B+
Pearl, KS	C	C-	A	D
White City, KS	D-	C	D-	D
Woodbine, KS	C	C-	A-	D
Wakefield, KS	C+	C-	A	B-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Junction City is higher versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Chagrin Falls, OH	B	C	C	B-
Coral Terrace, FL	B	A-	A-	C-
Conover, NC	D+	D+	D+	C
Commerce Township, MI	A-	A-	A-	A
Cohoes, NY	B-	C+	C+	B+
Clackamas, OR	D-	C+	C+	A
Cimarron Hills, CO	D+	C	C	C+
Chowchilla, CA	C-	D+	D+	C+
Chippewa Falls, WI	B-	B+	B+	B-
Chantilly, VA	C-	A-	A-	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Junction City, KS average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Junction City schools on SchoolGrade

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