Burglary per Capita in Johnston
The map below shows burglary per 1,000 Johnston residents.
The map below shows burglary per 1,000 Johnston residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of burglary in Johnston is about 1 in 153.
Burglary costs the average Johnston resident about $59 per year.
Crime Grade's burglary map shows the safest places in Johnston in green. The most dangerous areas in Johnston are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The F grade means the rate of burglary is much higher than the average US city. Johnston is in the 5th percentile for safety, meaning 95% of cities are safer and 5% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Johnston's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of burglary in Johnston is 6.521 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Johnston generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of burglary in Johnston may be as high as 1 in 122 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 246 in the west part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more burglary occurs in the central parts of Johnston, SC: about 8 per year. The west part of Johnston has fewer cases of burglary with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the burglary rate in Johnston to the South Carolina state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Johnston, SC: | 6.521 |
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| South Carolina: | 3.587 |
| USA: | 2.509 |
Considering only the burglary rate, Johnston is less safe than the South Carolina state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Burglary is projected to cost the residents of Johnston about $244,437 in 2025, or roughly $59 per resident. This is part of Johnston's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Johnston, including every crime type and how Johnston compares to other cities.
Remember that burglary rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Johnston's crime maps on the Johnston overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Burglary Crime Grade |
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D+ | D- | C- | F | |
D+ | C+ | D+ | D- | |
F | F | F | D- | |
D- | D | D | D | |
D- | D- | D | D | |
D+ | D | C- | F | |
D- | D- | D | D | |
D | C | D+ | D | |
C+ | C- | B+ | D- | |
D | D+ | C- | D |
Johnston is higher versus other cities of the same size for burglary. The table below compares burglary in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Burglary Crime Grade |
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C+ | C | C | D | |
B- | B | B | C+ | |
A- | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
B | B | B | B+ | |
B | B- | B- | B- | |
F | D- | D- | D- | |
C- | D | D | C+ | |
A | A | A | A | |
A | B | B | A- | |
B+ | B- | B- | B+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Johnston, SC average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Johnston schools on SchoolGrade
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