Kensington, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

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 on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Kensington:

  • There were 73 total crimes committed in Kensington in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,352.4 total crimes per 100K people in Kensington.
  • The overall crime rate in Kensington is -36.19% below the national average.
  • Kensington ranks #124 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Kensington ranks #5,622 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live 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 1,352.4 per 100,000 people. That's -36.19% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -47.27% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kensington
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 73 1,352.4 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 2 37.1 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 3 55.6 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 6 111.2 486.0 359.0
Burglary 8 148.2 305.8 229.0
Larceny 50 926.3 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 9 166.7 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 67 1,241.2 2,078.4 1,760.0

Kensington Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Kensington

6
Violent Crimes
111.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-69.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Kensington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kensington is 111.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 899.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kensington each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -69.04% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -77.13% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kensington

67
Property Crimes
1,241.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-29.48%
Below The National Average
  • There were 67 property crimes in Kensington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kensington is 1,241.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 80.6 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 -29.48% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -40.28% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 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
Berkeley, CA 117,400 6,889 5,868.0 5,229.1 638.8
Richmond, CA 113,418 4,180 3,685.5 2,762.3 923.1
Mountain View, CA 81,461 2,509 3,080.0 2,773.1 306.9
South San Francisco, CA 62,229 1,157 1,859.3 1,558.8 300.5
Danville, CA 42,814 277 647.0 583.9 63.1
San Pablo, CA 30,974 971 3,134.9 2,508.6 626.3
Hercules, CA 26,739 225 841.5 673.2 168.3
El Cerrito, CA 25,424 896 3,524.2 3,044.4 479.9
Lafayette, CA 24,934 336 1,347.6 1,267.3 80.2
Albany, CA 18,735 493 2,631.4 2,492.7 138.8

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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