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The La Junta crime rate is higher than the Colorado average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #130

La Junta, CO	2,037.37
Colorado	1,525.87
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

La Junta, CO Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	La Junta, CO	Count	0	3	7	8	122	249	16	2
	La Junta, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	42.4	99.0	113.2	1,726.1	3,522.9	226.4	28.3	2,332
	Colorado	Per 100,000	2.8	39.6	56.7	192.8	438.2	1,857.1	234.8	NA	1,319
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	La Junta, CO	Count	1	2	2	11	105	261	11	3
	La Junta, CO	Per 100,000	14.2	28.5	28.5	156.6	1,495.1	3,716.4	156.6	42.7	2,312
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.4	38.9	59.8	189.1	476.1	1,944.5	237.9	NA	1,367
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	La Junta, CO	Count	0	4	2	14	49	132	7	2
	La Junta, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	55.7	27.8	194.8	681.8	1,836.6	97.4	27.8	1,365
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.1	40.7	65.4	199.6	504.2	1,947.4	233.1	NA	1,404
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	La Junta, CO	Count	0	3	2	25	31	67	8	7
	La Junta, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	41.7	27.8	347.2	430.6	930.6	111.1	97.2	1,106
	Colorado	Per 100,000	2.9	44.5	64.6	208.1	503.6	1,886.8	215.9	NA	1,403
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2009	La Junta, CO	Count	0	4	1	19	69	189	8	5
	La Junta, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	57.2	14.3	271.7	986.8	2,703.1	114.4	71.5	1,809
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.5	44.6	67.4	222.3	530.4	1,887.9	247.9	NA	1,460
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	La Junta, CO	Count	0	5	2	18	79	216	16	5
	La Junta, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	71.7	28.7	258.1	1,132.8	3,097.2	229.4	71.7	2,119
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.2	42.5	68.1	229.3	572.0	2,003.3	273.7	NA	1,515
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	La Junta, CO	Count	0	3	5	22	50	218	13	3
	La Junta, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	41.7	69.5	305.6	694.6	3,028.6	180.6	41.7	1,815
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.1	41.1	71.0	232.5	591.4	2,069.3	345.4	NA	1,577
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	La Junta, CO	Count	1	14	7	17	61	270	13	10
	La Junta, CO	Per 100,000	13.5	189.3	94.6	229.8	824.7	3,650.1	175.7	135.2	2,940
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.3	43.7	80.7	264.0	682.1	2,331.8	437.5	NA	1,796
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	La Junta, CO	Count	0	10	4	11	87	288	10	10
	La Junta, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	135.0	54.0	148.5	1,174.4	3,887.7	135.0	135.0	2,538
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.7	43.4	84.6	264.7	744.8	2,735.2	559.5	NA	2,000
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

La Junta, CO	45.67
Colorado	31.00
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

La Junta, CO Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	La Junta, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	La Junta, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Colorado	Per 100,000	1.8	0.7	0.2	0.5	0.3	0.1	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	La Junta, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	La Junta, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Colorado	Per 100,000	2.5	1.0	0.3	0.8	0.3	0.0	24
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	La Junta, CO	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	La Junta, CO	Per 100,000	13.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.9	0.0	139
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.7	1.7	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.0	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	La Junta, CO	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	La Junta, CO	Per 100,000	13.9	0.0	0.0	13.9	0.0	0.0	138
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.7	1.8	0.6	0.8	0.4	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	La Junta, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	La Junta, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.1	1.2	0.5	0.8	0.6	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	La Junta, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	La Junta, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Colorado	Per 100,000	4.2	2.2	0.3	0.6	1.0	0.1	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	La Junta, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	La Junta, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.1	1.4	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	La Junta, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	La Junta, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.3	1.6	0.3	0.7	0.7	0.0	32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	La Junta, CO	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	La Junta, CO	Per 100,000	13.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.5	0.0	135
	Colorado	Per 100,000	2.9	1.2	0.9	0.3	0.4	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

La Junta, CO	2.25
Colorado	2.84
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

La Junta, CO Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	La Junta, CO	Count	18	12	6
	La Junta, CO	Per 100,000	254.7	169.8	84.9	2.12
	Colorado	Per 100,000	306.9	214.2	92.6	2.61
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	La Junta, CO	Count	18	12	6
	La Junta, CO	Per 100,000	256.3	170.9	85.4	2.14
	Colorado	Per 100,000	332.2	228.2	104.0	2.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	La Junta, CO	Count	20	14	6
	La Junta, CO	Per 100,000	278.3	194.8	83.5	2.37
	Colorado	Per 100,000	333.7	223.5	110.2	2.79
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	La Junta, CO	Count	20	14	6
	La Junta, CO	Per 100,000	277.8	194.4	83.3	2.36
	Colorado	Per 100,000	330.0	222.4	107.6	2.76
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	La Junta, CO	Count	21	14	7
	La Junta, CO	Per 100,000	306.8	204.5	102.3	2.56
	Colorado	Per 100,000	339.6	229.5	110.1	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	La Junta, CO	Count	21	16	5
	La Junta, CO	Per 100,000	300.3	228.8	71.5	2.65
	Colorado	Per 100,000	347.4	234.8	112.6	2.91
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	La Junta, CO	Count	20	14	6
	La Junta, CO	Per 100,000	286.8	200.7	86.0	2.44
	Colorado	Per 100,000	346.2	238.4	107.8	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	La Junta, CO	Count	20	14	6
	La Junta, CO	Per 100,000	277.9	194.5	83.4	2.36
	Colorado	Per 100,000	348.6	236.9	111.7	2.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	La Junta, CO	Count	18	15	3