Kingston, NY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Kingston, NY Summary

Crime in Kingston research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Kingston 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 Kingston:

  • There were 559 total crimes committed in Kingston the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,309.6 total crimes per 100K people in Kingston.
  • The overall crime rate in Kingston is -0.63% below the national average.
  • Kingston ranks #342 safest out of 404 cities in New York.
  • Kingston ranks #7,167 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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Kingston Vs New York And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kingston is 2,309.6 per 100,000 people. That's -0.63% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 30.16% higher than the New York total crime rate of 1,774.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kingston
/ 100k People
New York
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 559 2,309.6 1,774.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 6.3
Robbery 13 53.7 90.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 43 177.7 240.7 268.2
Violent Crime 62 256.2 363.8 369.8
Burglary 35 144.6 165.5 269.8
Larceny 433 1,789.0 1,143.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 29 119.8 101.7 282.7
Property Crime 497 2,053.5 1,410.7 1,954.4

Kingston Crime Compared To New York Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Kingston

62
Violent Crimes
256.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-30.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 62 violent crimes in Kingston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kingston is 256.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 390.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kingston each year. That compares to a 1 in 274.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -30.73% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -29.58% lower than the New York violent crime rate of 363.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kingston

497
Property Crimes
2,053.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
5.07%
Above The National Average
  • There were 497 property crimes in Kingston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kingston is 2,053.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kingston each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 5.07% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 45.56% higher than the New York property crime rate of 1,410.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kingston

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Peekskill, NY 26,178 344 1,314.1 1,054.3 259.8

Kingston SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
8
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