Photo: Darthgriz98 · CC BY-SA 3.0Johnstown reports more crime per resident than 89% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Johnstown’s police in 2023–2025, it grades D for safety: #555 of 578 graded towns in Pennsylvania.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of PA” is every other Pennsylvania city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Johnstown
1 of the 1 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 8 Pennsylvania towns on Johnstown’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Conemaugh Township (A). Lower Yoder Township, Stonycreek Township, Westmont, Southmont and Upper Yoder Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. East Taylor Township reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Ferndale reported to the FBI for 2023 but not 2024 or 2025. Neighbors ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Johnstown’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2023–2025, against the rest of Pennsylvania.
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| Year | Johnstown property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | Johnstown violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 29.2 | 19.0 | 5.5 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 26.3 | 17.3 | 5.9 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 20.6 | 16.0 | 5.9 | 2.6 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 21 property crimes reported
And about 6 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
Violent crime, by year and by type
Johnstown’s police reported 348 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 5.8 per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.9 in the rest of Pennsylvania and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
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| Year | Johnstown | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
530 crimes reported in 2025
118 violent and 412 property, as reported to the FBI by Johnstown’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
Four people died in crashes on Johnstown’s roads in 2019–2023
Johnstown had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which four people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is about what is typical for Pennsylvania towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (5.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Johnstown’s size would see about 5 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Johnstown’s own rate (4.4) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Johnstown and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown | D | 5.8 | 25.4 |
| Lower Yoder Township | — | — | — |
| Stonycreek Township | — | — | — |
| Westmont | — | — | — |
| East Taylor Township | — | — | — |
| Southmont | — | — | — |
| Upper Yoder Township | — | — | — |
| Ferndale | — | — | — |
| Conemaugh Township | A | 0.5 | 2.8 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Lower Yoder Township, Stonycreek Township, Westmont, Southmont and Upper Yoder Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. East Taylor Township reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Ferndale reported to the FBI for 2023 but not 2024 or 2025.
Pennsylvania towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown | D | 5.8 | 25.4 |
| Hampton Township | A | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| North Strabane Township | A | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| West Lampeter Township | A | 0.4 | 5.0 |
| Towamencin Township | A− | 0.2 | 6.2 |
| Fairview Township | A− | 0.9 | 5.8 |
The five graded Pennsylvania towns closest to Johnstown’s population (17,654), by grade.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Johnstown. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Johnstown’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (20,026 in 2025); our figure for Johnstown is 17,654 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Johnstown
Is Johnstown, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Johnstown reports more crime per resident than 89% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #555 of 578 in Pennsylvania. Its police reported 5.8 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.9 in the rest of Pennsylvania and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Johnstown?
5.8 violent and 25.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Pennsylvania reports 2.9 and 17.5; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Johnstown?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
Is Johnstown safer than Conemaugh Township?
Conemaugh Township reports less crime per resident than Johnstown: Conemaugh Township grades A for safety and Johnstown D. Conemaugh Township’s police reported 0.5 violent and 2.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Johnstown?
Johnstown’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Johnstown”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.