Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Johnstown, CO Crime Grade
How Johnstown grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Colorado — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Colorado
2/10
vs. Colorado cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Johnstown, CO was 134.6 per 100,000 residents (29 incidents over a population of 21,551). That puts Johnstown 59% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 68% below the Colorado statewide rate of 420.3.
That ranks Johnstown #1,479 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 61% of them, and #9 of 47 in Colorado. Violent crime is down 24% year over year and down 12% over the last five years.
Johnstown, CO crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- Colorado Grade
- A (2/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 134.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,479 of 3,771
- CO rank
- #9 of 47
- Safer than
- 61% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 24%
- 5-year change
- down 12%
- Population
- 21,551
- Reporting agency
- Johnstown Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Johnstown Police Department (FBI ORI CO0621000) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Johnstown (red), Colorado (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Johnstown vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 152.6(22) | 240.9(46) | 212.3(41) | 177.5(36) | 134.6(29) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 48.6(7) | 47.1(9) | 57.0(11) | 24.6(5) | 27.8(6) |
| Robbery | 13.9(2) | 5.2(1) | 5.2(1) | 24.6(5) | 13.9(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 90.2(13) | 188.6(36) | 150.2(29) | 128.2(26) | 92.8(20) |
| Property crime | 2948.7(425) | 3315.4(633) | 3666.9(708) | 3056.6(620) | 2626.3(566) |
| Burglary | 187.3(27) | 78.6(15) | 113.9(22) | 128.2(26) | 78.9(17) |
| Larceny | 2407.5(347) | 2838.7(542) | 3283.6(634) | 2790.4(566) | 2431.4(524) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 340.0(49) | 398.1(76) | 259.0(50) | 138.0(28) | 111.4(24) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Johnstown, CO Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Johnstown Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Johnstown calculated?
- Johnstown's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Colorado state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Colorado cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Johnstown Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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