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Grand Junction, CO vs Greeley, CO: Crime Rate Comparison (2025)

A side-by-side look at reported crime in Grand Junction and Greeley, on the FBI-based Crime Index (0–100, higher = safer) for 2025.

Grand Junction is the safer city

Grand Junction scores 56/100 (grade D) versus 47/100 (grade D) for Greeley — a 9-point gap. Greeley's violent-crime rate is +17% vs Grand Junction. Across the 8 offense categories, Grand Junction has the lower rate in 6.

Grand Junction, CO

Safer
56/100
DElevated risk

Crime Index

Population
71,807
Violent / 100k
536
Property / 100k
2,394
In Colorado
#12 of 19
Full Grand Junction crime report

Greeley, CO

47/100
DElevated risk

Crime Index

Population
115,679
Violent / 100k
629
Property / 100k
2,912
In Colorado
#13 of 19
Full Greeley crime report

Crime rates head-to-head

MetricGrand JunctionGreeleyUS average
Crime Index (higher = safer)56D47D73C
Violent crime /100k536629315
Property crime /100k2,3942,9121,487
Homicide /100k08.64.1
Total reported /100k2,9303,5421,802

Grade shown per index band (88–100 = A … 0–29 = F). Rates are reported offenses per 100,000 residents.

By offense

Rate per 100,000 residents — the lower (safer) city is highlighted.

OffenseGrand JunctionGreeley
Homicide08.6
Rape90.553.6
Robbery36.257.9
Aggravated assault409509
Burglary210362
Larceny-theft2,0002,198
Motor vehicle theft142324
Arson41.827.7

Crime trends

Grand Junction

Reported crime in Grand Junction is down 43% since 2021.
5,7854,0452,306202120222023202420255,1612,930
Reported crime per 100,000 residents · hover a year for detail

Greeley

Reported crime in Greeley is up 7% since 2021.
4,8543,9182,981202120222023202420253,3173,542
Reported crime per 100,000 residents · hover a year for detail

Frequently asked questions

Is Grand Junction or Greeley safer?
Grand Junction is safer. It scores 56/100 on our FBI-based Crime Index versus 47/100 for Greeley — a 9-point gap (higher = safer) for 2025.
Which has more violent crime, Grand Junction or Greeley?
Grand Junction's violent-crime rate is 536 per 100k; Greeley's is 629 per 100k for 2025. Grand Junction has the lower violent-crime rate.
What are the odds of violent crime in Grand Junction vs Greeley?
Based on 2025 reported rates, residents face roughly a 1 in 186 annual chance of a violent crime in Grand Junction and 1 in 159 in Greeley, city-wide. Individual risk varies by neighborhood.
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No area has zero risk

A high Crime Index score means lower reported crime relative to other US cities — it is not a guarantee of safety. Reported crime is not the same as actual crime. Research on the gap between crime that occurs and crime that gets reported to police — often called the "dark figure" of crime — estimates that roughly 40% of violent crime and about a third of property crime go unreported each year. Every index built on official statistics, including this one, necessarily undercounts real crime. That gap is exactly why homicide — the offense with the smallest dark figure — anchors the calculation instead of a more commonly reported but less reliable category like theft.

Scores on this page reflect FBI-reported data for 2025. See the full methodology →