Kensington, NY Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 90%

Violent crime 87%

Property crime 91%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Kensington_{/100k people}	New York_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	243 (estimate)	1,732	2,489
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	2.9	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	33.8	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	92.9	81.6
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	229.0	250.2
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	50 (estimate)	359	379
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	141.9	340.5
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,166.1	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	65.3	219.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	193 (estimate)	1,373	2,110

Key findings

Kensington crime rates are 90% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Kensington are 87% lower than the national average
In Kensington you have a 1 in 412 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Kensington is safer than 91% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Kensington has decreased by 3%

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The Kensington crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Kensington as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Kensington crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Daily Crime In Kensington (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Kensington

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Kensington is 1 in 1985

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Kensington is 1 in 519

The chance of being a victim of crime in Kensington is 1 in 412

Year Over Year Crime In Kensington (per 100,000 people)

Kensington police department

Item	Kensington	New York	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	109,351	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	2.9	3.3

Sex offenders in New York

State	Total offenders	New York_/100K	National_/100K
New York	25,064	137	266

There are a total of 25,064 sex offenders in New York. This yields a total of 137 sex offenders in New York per 100,000 residents which is 48% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Rye, NY	15,949	6	95	102
Harrington Park, NJ	4,790	0	105	105
Lattingtown, NY	1,671	50	193	243
Great Neck Gardens, NY	1,278	50	193	243
Plandome, NY	1,228	50	193	243
Roslyn Harbor, NY	1,000	50	193	243
Upper Brookville, NY	1,634	50	193	243
Kensington, NY	1,176	50	193	243

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Vander, NC	1,176	164	1,042	1,207
Cleveland, AL	1,176	215	1,127	1,343
Griswold, IA	1,176	124	805	929
White Haven, PA	1,177	139	638	777
West Buechel, KY	1,175	467	3,891	4,358
Kensington, NY	1,176	50	193	243

Source: The Kensington, NY crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.