Kingston, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Kingston, MA 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 56 total crimes committed in Kingston the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 386.6 total crimes per 100K people in Kingston.
  • The overall crime rate in Kingston is -83.36% below the national average.
  • Kingston ranks #69 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Kingston ranks #1,392 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 Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kingston is 386.6 per 100,000 people. That's -83.36% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -71.61% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kingston
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 56 386.6 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 6.9 2.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 34.5 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 13 89.8 308.8 369.8
Burglary 4 27.6 149.7 269.8
Larceny 38 262.4 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 6.9 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 43 296.9 1,053.2 1,954.4

Kingston Crime Compared To Massachusetts Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Kingston

13
Violent Crimes
89.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Kingston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kingston is 89.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,114.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kingston each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.73% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -70.94% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kingston

43
Property Crimes
296.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-84.81%
Below The National Average
  • There were 43 property crimes in Kingston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kingston is 296.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 336.8 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 -84.81% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -71.81% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 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
Brockton, MA 110,084 2,616 2,376.4 1,729.6 646.8
Southfield, MI 75,432 2,367 3,137.9 2,635.5 502.4
Plymouth, MA 65,779 779 1,184.3 836.1 348.1
Marshfield, MA 27,064 92 339.9 218.0 121.9
Hingham, MA 25,437 162 636.9 463.9 173.0
Scituate, MA 20,147 46 228.3 158.8 69.5
Abington, MA 17,886 186 1,039.9 889.0 151.0
Duxbury, MA 16,861 51 302.5 201.6 100.8
Holbrook, MA 11,350 173 1,524.2 1,180.6 343.6
Hanson, MA 11,196 58 518.0 375.1 142.9

Kingston SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
4
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