Kingston, NY Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

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

  • There were 473 total crimes committed in Kingston in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,995.4 total crimes per 100K people in Kingston.
  • The overall crime rate in Kingston is -5.84% below the national average.
  • Kingston ranks #308 safest out of 376 cities in New York.
  • Kingston ranks #7,214 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 New York And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kingston is 1,995.4 per 100,000 people. That's -5.84% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -4.97% lower than the New York total crime rate of 2,099.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kingston
/ 100k People
New York
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 473 1,995.4 2,099.7 2,119.2
Murder 1 4.2 2.7 5.0
Robbery 20 84.4 96.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 43 181.4 259.6 256.0
Violent Crime 83 350.2 380.2 359.0
Burglary 39 164.5 136.6 229.0
Larceny 345 1,455.5 1,432.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 6 25.3 150.2 259.0
Property Crime 390 1,645.3 1,719.5 1,760.0

Kingston Crime Compared To New York Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Kingston

83
Violent Crimes
350.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-2.46%
Below The National Average
  • There were 83 violent crimes in Kingston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kingston is 350.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 285.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kingston each year. That compares to a 1 in 263.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -2.46% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -7.89% lower than the New York violent crime rate of 380.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kingston

390
Property Crimes
1,645.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-6.52%
Below The National Average
  • There were 390 property crimes in Kingston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kingston is 1,645.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 60.8 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 -6.52% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -4.32% lower than the New York property crime rate of 1,719.5 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 25,484 301 1,181.1 973.2 208.0

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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