The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Johnston, RI: Crime Maps and Statistics

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

$8.18 million

Cost of Crime™ for Johnston, RI

In 2025, crime will cost $705 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Johnston with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Johnston, RI Safe?

The C+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Johnston's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Johnston sits in the 50th percentile, ahead of 50% of cities and behind 50%. The grade covers only Johnston's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Johnston is 23.97 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 28 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 62 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Johnston, RI report the most crime, about 124 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 33 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Johnston, RI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Johnston for 2025 is $8,175,102, about $272 per resident and $705 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 62.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 25.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Johnston Compared to Other Cities?

Johnston, RI:	$272
Newport, RI:	$343
Portsmouth, RI:	$157
Rhode Island:	$257
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Johnston is $272 per year, which is $192 less than the national average and $15 more than Rhode Island's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Johnston:

In Newport, RI, crime costs $343 per person, which is $71 more than in Johnston.
In Portsmouth, RI, crime costs $157 per person, which is $115 less than in Johnston

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Johnston for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Johnston	Cost per Johnston Resident
Murder	$1.00 million	$33
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.24 million	$41
Robbery	$250,658	$8
Assault	$992,251	$33
Kidnapping	$90,985	$3
Vehicle Theft	$821,317	$27
Burglary	$445,961	$15
Theft	$1.80 million	$60
Arson	$58,846	$2
Vandalism	$952,889	$32
Animal Cruelty	$12,587	$0
Drug Crimes	$389,762	$13
Identity Theft	$118,361	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$8,175,102	$272

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Johnston, RI

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Johnston totals $12,971,698 ($431 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $21,146,800 ($703 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The west part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Johnston has 5, do the same, and of Johnston's 30,070 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Johnston Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Johnston residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.149
Robbery	0.2650
Rape	0.6786
Murder	0.0177
Total Violent Crime	2.110 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.57
Vehicle Theft	1.764
Burglary	1.635
Arson	0.0810
Total Property Crime	15.05 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0499
Drug Crimes	1.752
Vandalism	4.436
Identity Theft	0.5086
Animal Cruelty	0.0566
Total "Other" Rate	6.803 (B-)

Individual Johnston Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Johnston is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Johnston.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
North Providence, RI	B-	B+	C+
Providence, RI	B-	B	C+
Cranston, RI	C+	B+	C
Greenville, RI	B+	A	B
Smithfield, RI	B+	A	B-
Saundersville, RI	B+	A+	B+
Stillwater, RI	A	A+	A-
Lincoln, RI	B	A	C+
North Scituate, RI	A-	A+	B+
East Providence, RI	C-	B-	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Johnston is similar versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Front Royal, VA	C+	B	B
Walnut, CA	C+	C	C
Vestal, NY	B-	C+	C+
Ukiah, CA	D-	D-	D-
Twentynine Palms, CA	D	D-	D-
Gloucester, MA	B	C	C
Glenside, PA	B+	B+	B+
Geneva, IL	B	A-	A-
Galt, CA	C	D	D
Gainesville, VA	B+	A	A

Considering only the crime rate, Johnston is as safe as the Rhode Island state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Johnston, RI average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Johnston schools on SchoolGrade

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