The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Kingston, PA
Kingston is a borough of 13,100 in Luzerne County, about 16 miles southwest of downtown Scranton · Updated November 2026
Is Kingston, PA safe?
Yes, crime in Kingston is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Kingston sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 46% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A- here. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A to B+; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 819 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
46% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Kingston as a whole, and 54% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Kingston scores 819.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Kingston, PA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Kingston, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Kingston
Burglary is a strength. Kingston grades A- for property crime, but burglary grades A+, better than in the neighborhoods where 70% of Americans live.
The safest and least safe parts of Kingston
Every part of Kingston where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Kingston run from A to B+; 54% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Kingston, the east side has the least crime and the west side the most.
Is crime going up in Kingston?
Reported property crime in Kingston has fallen 28% since 2019. Too few violent crimes are reported here each year for a reliable violent crime trend. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 21 to 15 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). Property crime changed little from 2023 to 2024.
Property crime, change since 2019
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Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Kingston. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Kingston
Property, US
2016
-1%
+15%
2017
-9%
+12%
2018
-13%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-48%
-8%
2021
-39%
-10%
2022
-27%
-6%
2023
-26%
-7%
2024
-28%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Kingston
CrimeGrade™ estimates Kingston has about 24 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 35% less than the US as a whole and 16% less than Pennsylvania.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
The largest share of crime reported in Kingston is theft, about 55% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
The Kingston Police Department reports to the FBI in a format that leaves out vandalism, so CrimeGrade™ makes its own vandalism estimate.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Kingston compares with nearby cities
Kingston has more crime than 6 of its 9 nearest cities. Forty Fort and Plains have the least crime nearby.
Night lighting, walkability and transit in Kingston
Two things set Kingston apart: it has a Walk Grade of C+ (42 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 47% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft and assault, and theft runs high here.
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault.C+ (42 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 89% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Kingston: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.14.2 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 84% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.47% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 82% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.8.7% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 77% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Kingston
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Kingston about $599 a year per household, 50% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $12 million a year, or $886 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$900,000
$68
Rape
$120,000
$9
Robbery
$76,000
$6
Assault
$840,000
$64
Burglary
$92,000
$7
Theft
$900,000
$68
Vehicle theft
$180,000
$13
Arson
$21,000
$2
Vandalism
$340,000
$26
Total
$3.5 million
$263
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Kingston means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Kingston, PA average a SchoolGrade of D-: 36% of students test proficient, against 38% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Kingston on SchoolGrade
