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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	B+

Which crimes are included?

$1.83 million

Cost of Crime™ for Kingston, RI

In 2025, crime will cost $427 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, RI 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 much lower than the norm. Kingston sits in the 86th percentile, ahead of 86% of cities and behind 14%. The grade covers only Kingston's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Kingston is 13.69 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 68 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 98 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Kingston, RI report the most crime, about 50 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Kingston, RI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Kingston for 2025 is $1,826,378, about $196 per resident and $427 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 60.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 26.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.3%

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

Kingston, RI:	$196
Newport, RI:	$343
Portsmouth, RI:	$157
Rhode Island:	$257
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Kingston is $196 per year, which is $268 less than the national average and $61 less than Rhode Island's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Kingston:

In Newport, RI, crime costs $343 per person, which is $147 more than in Kingston.
In Portsmouth, RI, crime costs $157 per person, which is $39 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	$359,225	$39
Rape/Sexual Assault	$373,868	$40
Robbery	$67,251	$7
Assault	$202,939	$22
Kidnapping	$34,624	$4
Vehicle Theft	$101,599	$11
Burglary	$69,468	$7
Theft	$249,928	$27
Arson	$21,048	$2
Vandalism	$280,996	$30
Animal Cruelty	$2,886	$0
Drug Crimes	$47,456	$5
Identity Theft	$15,090	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$1,826,378	$196

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Kingston, RI

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 $4,262,658 ($457 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $6,089,036 ($653 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 north 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 2, do the same, and of Kingston's 9,319 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	0.7583
Robbery	0.2294
Rape	0.6617
Murder	0.0205
Total Violent Crime	1.670 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.178
Vehicle Theft	0.7041
Burglary	0.8219
Arson	0.0935
Total Property Crime	6.798 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0613
Drug Crimes	0.6884
Vandalism	4.221
Identity Theft	0.2092
Animal Cruelty	0.0419
Total "Other" Rate	5.222 (B+)

Individual Kingston Crime Maps & Stats

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
Wakefield-Peacedale, RI	B-	A	C+
West Kingston, RI	A-	A+	B+
Wakefield, RI	A	A+	B+
Saunderstown, RI	A+	A+	A+
Tuckertown, RI	A+	A+	A+
Slocum, RI	B+	A+	B+
South Kingstown, RI	A+	A+	A
Narragansett, RI	B+	A	B
Narragansett Pier, RI	B-	A-	C+
Kenyon, RI	A	A+	A

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
Bee Ridge, FL	A	A+	A+
Birch Bay, WA	D+	C+	C+
Big Bear City, CA	D+	D	D
Berlin, NH	C	B+	B+
Berlin, MD	C	C-	C-
Benton, IL	C	B-	B-
Belpre, OH	C	B-	B-
Stokesdale, NC	C+	C+	C+
Strawberry Plains, TN	C-	D	D
St. Stephens, NC	C-	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Kingston is safer than the Rhode Island 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, RI average SchoolGrade of A, with 59% actual proficiency versus 51% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Kingston schools on SchoolGrade

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