Johnston, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Johnston, IA Summary

Crime in Johnston research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Johnston over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Johnston:

  • There were 175 total crimes committed in Johnston the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 720.3 total crimes per 100K people in Johnston.
  • The overall crime rate in Johnston is -69.01% below the national average.
  • Johnston ranks #28 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Johnston ranks #2,716 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Johnston Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Johnston is 720.3 per 100,000 people. That's -69.01% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -64.02% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Johnston
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 175 720.3 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 1 4.1 3.5 6.3
Robbery 1 4.1 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 37.0 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 17 70.0 303.5 369.8
Burglary 10 41.2 371.1 269.8
Larceny 130 535.1 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 18 74.1 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 158 650.3 1,698.2 1,954.4

Johnston Crime Compared To Iowa Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Iowa.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Johnston

17
Violent Crimes
70.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-81.08%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Johnston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Johnston is 70.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,429.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Johnston each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -81.08% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -76.94% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Johnston

158
Property Crimes
650.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-66.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 158 property crimes in Johnston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Johnston is 650.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 153.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Johnston each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -66.72% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -61.71% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Johnston

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Des Moines, IA 213,060 8,102 3,802.7 3,173.8 628.9
Ankeny, IA 72,315 920 1,272.2 1,075.8 196.4
West Des Moines, IA 70,701 1,391 1,967.4 1,718.5 248.9
Urbandale, IA 46,284 369 797.3 691.4 105.9
Waukee, IA 28,790 248 861.4 722.5 138.9
Altoona, IA 21,830 310 1,420.1 1,236.8 183.2
Clive, IA 18,984 254 1,338.0 1,069.3 268.6
Norwalk, IA 14,299 38 265.8 209.8 55.9
Pleasant Hill, IA 10,153 232 2,285.0 2,097.9 187.1
Windsor Heights, IA 5,108 182 3,563.0 3,347.7 215.3

Johnston SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
9.5
Commute
8.5
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