Johnson has the smallest percentage of senior citizens. Four of the ten block clubs in this area were started by Neighborhood Foot Patrol officers. Burglary and vandalism were targeted for reduction. The River Park Area is located within the traditional Carpenter Road School District, although the school is not included in the Foot Patrol target area. The patrol area is predominantly black, has a large number of female-headed households, and includes the River Park Housing Complex.
Many residents are recipients of public assistance.
It has the lowest percentage of persons over 55. Most area housing was constructed since the 1960s. The foot patrol officer organized the River Park Neighborhood Association because the two existing neighborhood councils were not designed to address personal safety issues. Burglary, vandalism, drug abuse, and larceny were crimes targeted for reduction. The avenues Gilespie, VanWagoner, Myrtle, and Edwin, and the streets, Damon, Moore, and Edmund run east and west in this area.