Johnstown, NY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Johnstown, NY Summary

Crime in Johnstown research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Johnstown 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 Johnstown:

  • There were 138 total crimes committed in Johnstown the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,686.4 total crimes per 100K people in Johnstown.
  • The overall crime rate in Johnstown is -27.44% below the national average.
  • Johnstown ranks #298 safest out of 404 cities in New York.
  • Johnstown ranks #5,821 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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Johnstown Vs New York And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Johnstown is 1,686.4 per 100,000 people. That's -27.44% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -4.96% lower than the New York total crime rate of 1,774.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Johnstown
/ 100k People
New York
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 138 1,686.4 1,774.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 6.3
Robbery 1 12.2 90.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 61.1 240.7 268.2
Violent Crime 10 122.2 363.8 369.8
Burglary 11 134.4 165.5 269.8
Larceny 111 1,356.5 1,143.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 73.3 101.7 282.7
Property Crime 128 1,564.2 1,410.7 1,954.4

Johnstown Crime Compared To New York Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Johnstown

10
Violent Crimes
122.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-66.95%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Johnstown in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Johnstown is 122.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 818.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Johnstown each year. That compares to a 1 in 274.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -66.95% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -66.40% lower than the New York violent crime rate of 363.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Johnstown

128
Property Crimes
1,564.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-19.96%
Below The National Average
  • There were 128 property crimes in Johnstown in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Johnstown is 1,564.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 63.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Johnstown each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -19.96% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 10.88% higher than the New York property crime rate of 1,410.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Johnstown

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fort Collins, CO 168,045 4,919 2,927.2 2,605.8 321.3
Greeley, CO 109,258 4,091 3,744.3 3,162.2 582.1
Longmont, CO 101,159 3,303 3,265.2 2,822.3 442.9
Loveland, CO 77,770 2,330 2,996.0 2,663.0 333.0
Windsor, CO 38,498 232 602.6 574.1 28.6
Evans, CO 22,333 664 2,973.2 2,695.6 277.6
Firestone, CO 15,932 203 1,274.2 1,224.0 50.2
Frederick, CO 11,844 49 413.7 354.6 59.1
Severance, CO 11,574 32 276.5 172.8 103.7
Timnath, CO 9,063 119 1,313.0 1,246.8 66.2

Johnstown SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
9
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