Johnston County, NC Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B+

Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	A-
Other Crime Grade	B-

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$56.7 million

Cost of Crime™ for Johnston County, NC

In 2025, violent crime will cost $652 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Johnston County with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The B grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Johnston County against the average US county, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Johnston County sits in the 62nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 62% of counties and behind 38%. The grade covers only Johnston County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Johnston County is 3.145 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 200 in the east areas to 1 in 476 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Johnston County, NC report the most violent crime, about 127 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 33 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Johnston County, NC

The tangible cost of violent crime in Johnston County is projected at $56,660,617 for 2025, about $234 per resident and $652 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 40.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 46.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.2%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Johnston County Compared to Other Counties?

Johnston County, NC:	$234
Cumberland County, NC:	$448
Henderson County, NC:	$193
North Carolina:	$297
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $234 per resident each year in Johnston County, which is $25 less than the national average and $63 less than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Johnston County:

In Cumberland County, NC, crime costs $448 per person, which is $214 more than in Johnston County.
In Henderson County, NC, crime costs $193 per person, which is $40 less than in Johnston County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Johnston County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Johnston County	Cost per Johnston County Resident
Murder	$31.4 million	$130
Rape/Sexual Assault	$6.83 million	$28
Robbery	$3.01 million	$12
Assault	$15.4 million	$64
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$56,660,617	$234

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Johnston County, NC

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Johnston County totals $245,960,330 ($1,015 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $302,620,947 ($1,249 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Johnston County, NC, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the northwest part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Johnston County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Johnston County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.216
Robbery	0.3948
Rape	0.4650
Murder	0.0689
Total Violent Crime	3.145 (B)

Individual Johnston County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Johnston County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Johnston County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Wake County, NC	C	B	C-
Wayne County, NC	D+	D	D+
Harnett County, NC	B-	B	B-
Wilson County, NC	C-	C-	D+
Franklin County, NC	B-	B-	B-
Sampson County, NC	C-	C-	C
Nash County, NC	D	D-	D
Durham County, NC	D-	D+	D-
Greene County, NC	C-	D	C-
Lee County, NC	C-	C-	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

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

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Washington County, MN	A-	A+	A+
Prince George's County, MD	C+	C-	C-
Yakima County, WA	D+	B-	B-
Wake County, NC	C	B	B
Rockingham County, NH	A-	A+	A+
Rockland County, NY	B+	C	C
Thurston County, WA	D+	B-	B-
Warren County, OH	A+	A+	A+
Nueces County, TX	D-	D-	D-
Polk County, FL	A+	A	A

Considering only the violent crime rate, Johnston County is safer than the North Carolina state average and safer than the national average.

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