Kensington, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Kensington, CA Summary

Crime in Kensington research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Kensington over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Kensington:

  • There were 110 total crimes committed in Kensington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,187.7 total crimes per 100K people in Kensington.
  • The overall crime rate in Kensington is -5.87% below the national average.
  • Kensington ranks #230 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Kensington ranks #6,928 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Kensington Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kensington is 2,187.7 per 100,000 people. That's -5.87% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -15.24% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kensington
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 110 2,187.7 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 39.8 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 2 39.8 442.0 369.8
Burglary 22 437.5 369.7 269.8
Larceny 70 1,392.2 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 16 318.2 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 108 2,148.0 2,138.9 1,954.4

Kensington Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Kensington

2
Violent Crimes
39.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-89.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Kensington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kensington is 39.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,514.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kensington each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -89.24% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -91.00% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kensington

108
Property Crimes
2,148.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
9.90%
Above The National Average
  • There were 108 property crimes in Kensington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kensington is 2,148.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 46.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kensington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 9.90% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 0.42% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kensington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Richmond, CA 115,043 4,122 3,583.0 2,709.4 873.6
Berkeley, CA 114,872 7,150 6,224.3 5,643.7 580.6
Mountain View, CA 80,588 2,609 3,237.5 2,960.7 276.7
South San Francisco, CA 62,427 2,010 3,219.8 2,825.7 394.1
Danville, CA 42,945 305 710.2 677.6 32.6
San Pablo, CA 31,498 995 3,158.9 2,422.4 736.6
Hercules, CA 26,157 255 974.9 833.4 141.5
El Cerrito, CA 25,718 1,150 4,471.6 4,040.0 431.6
Lafayette, CA 25,031 341 1,362.3 1,262.4 99.9
Albany, CA 19,011 604 3,177.1 2,966.7 210.4

Kensington SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
10
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
10
Commute
3
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