Kingston, MA carries a PlainCrime B safety grade with violent crime 38% below the U.S. average
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Kingston, MA shows violent crime at 216.9 per 100,000 residents and property crime at 678.7 per 100,000. Violent crime runs 38% below the U.S. average. PlainCrime assigns grade B from those rates. Figures are voluntary agency submissions joined to population denominators; incomplete coverage can move the number.
B safety grade
216.9/100K violent
678.7/100K property
-38% vs U.S.
The verdict
Kingston earns a B safety grade: violent crime runs 38% below the U.S. average, placing it higher-crime than most U.S. cities.
B
PlainCrime safety grade
-38%
violent crime vs. U.S. average
42nd
percentile of 7,769 U.S. cities
678.7
property crimes per 100K
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Kingston, MA
Comparable rate records
Kingston's closest reported-rate comparisons are in the Massachusetts cohort
The nearest comparable 2024 records to Kingston's 216.9 violent-crime rate per 100,000 are Sturbridge (217.1), Bellingham (215.5), Warren (215.4), Woburn (215.4). These are same-year agency submissions that pass the same completeness screen, not a claim that the cities have identical conditions. They make the cohort position above checkable against named records instead of a generic state average.
2020–2024 direction
The reported violent-crime rate ended the window higher
Across 5 comparable reporting years, the rate moved from 158.2 per 100,000 in 2020 to 216.9 in 2024 (+37.1%). The highest observed value was 216.9 in 2024 and the lowest 86.1 in 2022. Years whose submission failed the completeness test are left out of this comparison rather than plotted as change.
Position in the state cohort
Kingston sits mid-pack among comparable Massachusetts cities
At 216.9 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Kingston ranks 97 of 317 — above 220 of the 316 other Massachusetts cities whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test. That is +50.8% against the cohort median of 143.8. Cities that did not report, or that reported implausibly low totals, are excluded from this cohort rather than counted as low-crime.
Property counts dominate Kingston's FBI UCR Table 8 municipal row. Per-100,000 rates use the reporting-year population on that row; cities that fail the completeness test stay out of rate rankings. A citywide figure rarely describes any single neighbourhood inside the municipal boundary.
Mid-size municipal totals above are reported offenses, not safety advice for any single block. Reporting completeness still varies by year and agency.
Violent rate moved most (2023→2024)
Violent Crime Rate
+16.3%
186.5 → 216.9/100K
Property Crime Rate
+14%
595.5 → 678.7/100K
Property offenses lead Kingston's 2024 record
Offense
Count
Rate /100K
vs US avg
Property Crime
97
678.7
1711
Larceny-Theft
75
524.8
-
Burglary
13
91
-
Motor Vehicle Theft
9
63
-
Arson
2
14
-
Violent Crime
31
216.9
352
Aggravated Assault
26
181.9
-
Rape
4
28
-
Robbery
1
7
-
Murder
0
0
-
Kingston Crime Trend (2020-2024)
Kingston property crime rate trend
Lead series · rose across 5 comparable years · FBI UCR
Property crime rate (2024)
678.7/100K↑14%vs 2023
Kingston violent crime rate trend
Secondary series · rose · 2020-2024 · FBI UCR
Violent crime rate (2024)
216.9/100K↑16.3%vs 2023
Year
Coverage
Population
Violent Rate
Property Rate
Total Crimes
2020
Comparable
13,906
158.2
676
116
2021
Comparable
14,263
133.2
483.8
88
2022
Comparable
13,937
86.1
330.1
58
2023
Comparable
13,939
186.5
595.5
109
2024
Comparable
14,291
216.9
678.7
128
How Kingston sits among MA peers
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · split lines are the U.S. national averages
Reporting Agency
Kingston Police Department NIBRS-participating
Kingston's crime figures on this page originate from Kingston Police Department's submission to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program.
This agency reports via NIBRS, the incident-based system that captures more detail per offense (multiple crimes per incident, victim/offender data) than the older summary counts.
Similar-Size Cities in Massachusetts
Crime rates read differently at different scales, so these are the Massachusetts cities closest to Kingston in population. Their populations run from 13,844 to 14,671, against 14,291 here. Or use our
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These Massachusetts cities report the closest violent-crime rates to Kingston's 216.9/100K (same FBI UCR vintage rules; size peers above are excluded so the two lists stay distinct).
Kingston has a violent crime rate of 216.9 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 678.7 per 100,000, based on 2024 FBI UCR data.
Is Kingston, MA safe? ▼
Kingston receives a safety grade of B (Above Average), with a safety score of 72/100. The violent crime rate is 38% below the national average and 30% below the Massachusetts average.
What is the population of Kingston, MA? ▼
The reporting population for Kingston is 14,291 as of 2024.
How many crimes were reported in Kingston? ▼
In 2024, Kingston reported 31 violent crimes and 97 property crimes, for a total of 128 reported offenses.
How do Kingston's reported offenses compare with its population? ▼
In 2024, Kingston recorded about one reported offense per 112 residents and one reported violent offense per 461 residents. These ratios count reported offenses, not distinct victims, and are not a person's probability of victimization.
Is crime increasing or decreasing in Kingston? ▼
From 2023 to 2024, Kingston's violent crime rate increased by 16.3%, and the property crime rate increased by 14%.
What is the most common crime in Kingston? ▼
The most common crime type in Kingston is larceny-theft, accounting for 58.6% of all reported crimes (75 incidents in 2024).
Mid-size read: Kingston figures are FBI UCR CIUS Table 8 (vintage 2024), population-adjusted per 100,000.
Denominators are the reporting-year population on the municipal row. Incomplete years are dropped from rankings. Confirm at FBI Crime Data Explorer and Census.gov QuickFacts.
Disclaimer (mid-size municipal): figures are informational, not advice. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program is the source. Consult a professional before decisions.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program CIUS Table 8 municipal crime rates · 2024 Kingston, MA rates use the reporting-year population on the municipal row.