County crime profile · 2024 · large county · property-led
Johnston County, NC
At 215,999 residents, Johnston County is a large county in North Carolina. FBI UCR county totals below are read before any per-100,000 rate (Census denominator when matched).
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Data updated 2026-07-13
1,292
Property offenses
168
Violent offenses
1,460
Total · 2024
Johnston County, NC reported 78 violent crimes per 100,000 in FBI UCR 2024
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Johnston County, NC agencies reported 168 violent and 1,292 property offenses. That equals about 78 violent and 598 property crimes per 100,000 using a verified Census population join. Table 10 coverage is a voluntary subset of U.S. counties.
2024 UCR year
168 violent offenses
78/100K violent rate
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Johnston County, NC
Position in the state cohort
Johnston County reported a lower violent-crime rate than most comparable North Carolina counties
At 77.8 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Johnston County ranks 61 of 77 — above 16 of the 76 other North Carolina counties whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test and carries a matched Census denominator. That is -37.9% against the cohort median of 125.2. Counties that did not report, or that reported implausibly low totals, are excluded from this cohort rather than counted as low-crime.
2020–2024 direction
The reported violent-crime rate ended the window higher
Across 5 comparable reporting years, the rate moved from 63.0 per 100,000 in 2020 to 77.8 in 2024 (+23.5%). The highest observed value was 77.8 in 2024 and the lowest 57.4 in 2022. Years whose submission failed the completeness test are left out of this comparison rather than plotted as change.
Offense mix
The reported mix leans further toward property offenses than the state cohort
Violent offenses are 11.5% of the 1,460 Part I offenses reported in Johnston County for 2024, against a median of 18.0% across comparable North Carolina counties — a gap of 6.5 points. Offense mix is shaped by which agencies report and how incidents are classified as well as by the underlying offenses, so it describes the reported record rather than a settled difference in conditions.
Property-offense composition
Larceny-theft dominates the property total more than it does across the cohort
Larceny-theft is 71.1% of reported property offenses in Johnston County, against a cohort median of 58.4%. The remainder is burglary (215) and motor vehicle theft (159). Composition differences of this size usually track what kinds of places and property are present in a jurisdiction.
On a large county row, county figures aggregate every participating agency inside the county. Participation is voluntary. Per-100,000 rates use a separately matched 2020 U.S. Census county population, never a Table 10 field; unmatched counties stay count-only. A large county line encloses very different communities.
Property Crime
1,292
Violent Crime
168
Data Year
2024
Crime Breakdown (2024) · property-led · large county
Category
Count
Property Crime
1,292
Burglary
215
Larceny-Theft
918
Motor Vehicle Theft
159
Arson
11
Violent Crime
168
Murder
2
Rape
33
Robbery
8
Aggravated Assault
125
Reporting Agency
Johnston County Sheriff's Office NIBRS-participating
Johnston County's crime figures on this page originate from Johnston County Sheriff's Office's submission to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program.
This agency reports via NIBRS, the incident-based system that captures more detail per offense (multiple crimes per incident, victim/offender data) than the older summary counts.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the crime rate in Johnston County, NC?▼
In 2024, Johnston County reported 168 violent crimes and 1,292 property crimes. The most common violent crime was aggravated assault, and the most common property crime was larceny-theft.
Is Johnston County safe?▼
Johnston County reported 1,460 total crimes in 2024.Property crime accounts for the majority of offenses. Compare with other counties in North Carolina on our state page for context.
Similar-Size Counties in North Carolina
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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 10.
FBI Table 10 supplies county offense counts but no resident population. Where this page shows a per-100,000 rate, the denominator is a separately matched 2020 U.S. Census Bureau county population; unmatched county rows remain count-only. Statewide comparisons draw on the state UCR program. Verify with FBI.gov UCR and Census.gov QuickFacts.