Kingston, MA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

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

  • There were 128 total crimes committed in Kingston in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 895.7 total crimes per 100K people in Kingston.
  • The overall crime rate in Kingston is -57.74% below the national average.
  • Kingston ranks #205 safest out of 322 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Kingston ranks #3,996 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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Kingston Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kingston is 895.7 per 100,000 people. That's -57.74% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -37.23% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,426.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kingston
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 128 895.7 1,426.8 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.8 5.0
Robbery 1 7.0 36.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 26 181.9 249.3 256.0
Violent Crime 31 216.9 314.7 359.0
Burglary 13 91.0 130.3 229.0
Larceny 75 524.8 876.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 9 63.0 105.5 259.0
Property Crime 97 678.7 1,112.1 1,760.0

Kingston Crime Compared To Massachusetts Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Kingston

31
Violent Crimes
216.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-39.58%
Below The National Average
  • There were 31 violent crimes in Kingston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kingston is 216.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 461.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kingston each year. That compares to a 1 in 317.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -39.58% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -31.07% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 314.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kingston

97
Property Crimes
678.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-61.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 97 property crimes in Kingston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kingston is 678.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 147.3 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 -61.43% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -38.97% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,112.1 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 106,650 2,074 1,944.7 1,345.5 599.2
Southfield, MI 75,454 2,198 2,913.0 2,420.0 493.0
Plymouth, MA 68,195 694 1,017.7 695.1 322.6
Hingham, MA 24,620 229 930.1 804.2 125.9
Scituate, MA 19,735 31 157.1 116.5 40.5
Abington, MA 17,261 275 1,593.2 1,361.5 231.7
Holbrook, MA 11,462 194 1,692.5 1,378.5 314.1

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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