The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Kingston, NH: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Kingston

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Kingston. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Kingston, NH Map of Crime Rates
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A-

Overall Crime Grade™

A+
A
Other Crime Grade
B-

$874,572

Cost of Crime™ for Kingston, NH

In 2025, crime will cost $503 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Kingston with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Kingston, NH Safe?

The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Kingston's combined rate is lower than the norm. Kingston sits in the 82nd percentile, ahead of 82% of cities and behind 18%. The grade covers only Kingston's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Kingston is 14.74 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 59 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 94 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Kingston, NH report the most crime, about 21 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Kingston, NH

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Kingston for 2025 is $874,572, about $204 per resident and $503 per household. That equals 0.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 62.9%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 23.1%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Kingston Compared to Other Cities?

Kingston, NH: $204
Littleton, NH: $584
East Kingston, NH: $158
New Hampshire: $271
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Kingston is $204 per year, which is $261 less than the national average and $67 less than New Hampshire's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Kingston:
  • In Littleton, NH, crime costs $584 per person, which is $380 more than in Kingston.
  • In East Kingston, NH, crime costs $158 per person, which is $46 less than in Kingston

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Kingston for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Kingston
Cost per Kingston Resident
Murder
$192,722
$45
Rape/Sexual Assault
$203,460
$47
Robbery
$17,189
$4
Assault
$25,512
$6
Kidnapping
$34,111
$8
Vehicle Theft
$32,421
$8
Burglary
$17,330
$4
Theft
$116,056
$27
Arson
$9,679
$2
Vandalism
$112,653
$26
Animal Cruelty
$4,848
$1
Drug Crimes
$97,440
$23
Identity Theft
$11,150
$3
Total Cost of Crime
$874,572
$204

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Kingston, NH

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Kingston totals $2,267,651 ($528 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,142,223 ($732 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southwest part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Kingston has 1, do the same, and of Kingston's 4,295 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Kingston Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Kingston residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
0.2068
Robbery
0.1272
Rape
0.7813
Murder
0.0239
Total Violent Crime
1.139 (A+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
5.217
Vehicle Theft
0.4875
Burglary
0.4449
Arson
0.0933
Total Property Crime
6.243 (A)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1310
Drug Crimes
3.067
Vandalism
3.671
Identity Theft
0.3354
Animal Cruelty
0.1526
Total "Other" Rate
7.357 (B-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Kingston is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Kingston.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
A+
A+
A+
A-
A+
A-
A+
A+
A+
A
A+
A
A
A+
A+
B+
A+
A-
A
A
A+
C-
A-
C
A-
A+
A-
B+
A+
B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Kingston is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
F
F
F
B
B-
B-
B-
B-
B-
B-
B+
B+
C
C
C
B-
C-
C-
B-
B-
B-
F
F
F
B
B
B
F
D+
D+

Considering only the crime rate, Kingston is safer than the New Hampshire state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Kingston, NH average SchoolGrade of B, with 44% actual proficiency versus 52% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Kingston schools on SchoolGrade

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