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Carl Junction, MO crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Carl Junction has an overall crime rate of 12 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Carl Junction is 1 in 84. How does Carl Junction fare compared to other communities in Missouri of all population sizes? Carl Junction's crime rate is lower than approximately 43% of Missouri communities.

How does the crime rate in Carl Junction compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Carl Junction with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Carl Junction's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Carl Junction does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Carl Junction.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Carl Junction occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Carl Junction; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 558. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Carl Junction; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 10 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Carl Junction Crime Data

total Crime Index

41

(100 is safest)


Safer than 41% of U.S. cities.

Carl Junction Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

15

85

100

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.79

10.16

11.95

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.79
4.88
National Median: 4
    Carl Junction
    Missouri

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 558

in Carl Junction

1 in 205

in Missouri

Carl Junction Violent Crimes

Population: 8,366
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 2 0 13
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.24 0.00 1.55

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
10.16
23.4
National Median: 20
    Carl Junction
    Missouri

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 98

in Carl Junction

1 in 43

in Missouri

Property Crimes

Population: 8,366
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 13 64 8
Rate per 1,000 1.55 7.65 0.96

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Carl Junction Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
18
30
National Median: 27.0
    Carl Junction
    Missouri

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