Kingman's crime rate
There were 1,442 crimes reported in Kingman, Arizona in 2019, the most recent year crime data is available. Adjusted for population, the city’s annual crime rate is 4,712 incidents for every 100,000 people.
How does Kingman compare?
Kingman has one of the highest overall crime rates of any U.S. city. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people.
Kingman's overall crime rate is 63% higher than the overall crime rate in Arizona. Statewide, there were 210,779 crimes reported in 2019, or 2,896 for every 100,000 people.
What types of crimes are being committed?
The FBI's crime rate includes seven crime categories: three property crimes -- larceny, burglary, and motor vehicle theft, and four violent crimes -- aggravated assault, robbery, rape, and murder.
Property crime
The vast majority of crimes in America are property crimes, accounting for 85% of total crimes in 2019. In Kingman, however, property crimes account for about 93% of all offenses.
Property crime is much more prevalent in Kingman than it is nationwide. There were 1,342 property crimes in Kingman in 2019, or 4,386 for every 100,000 residents. Meanwhile, the national property crime rate is 2,110 incidents per 100,000 people.
Larceny
Larceny is by far the most common type of property crime in the U.S. It is also the most commonly committed type of property crime in Kingman. There were 1,039 larcenies reported in Kingman in 2019, or 3,395 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the larceny rate is 1,550 per 100,000.
Burglary
There were 208 break-ins reported in Kingman in 2019, or 680 for every 100,000 residents. For reference, there were 341 reported burglaries for every 100,000 people nationwide in 2019.
Motor Vehicle Theft
Across the United States, the annual motor vehicle theft rate is 220 for every 100,000 people. In Kingman, meanwhile, there were 95 motor vehicle thefts in 2019, or 311 for every 100,000 people.
Violent crime
Violent crime accounts for a relatively small share of crimes nationwide. These offenses, which are generally more egregious than property crimes, account for about 15% of the nearly 8.2 million offenses reported across the U.S. in 2019. In Kingman, however, violent offenses account for a much smaller 7% share of all reported crime.
At 327 incidents for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate in Kingman is below the national violent crime rate of 379 offenses per 100,000 people. Law enforcement in Kingman reported a total of 100 violent crimes in 2019.
Aggravated Assault
Aggravated assault is by far the most common type of violent crime reported in the U.S. It is also the most commonly reported violent offense in Kingman. There were 79 aggravated assaults reported in Kingman in 2019, or 258 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the rate is slightly lower, standing at 250 aggravated assaults per 100,000 people.
Robbery
Robbery is the second most common type of violent crime in America. There were 12 robberies reported in Kingman in 2019, a rate of 39 robberies for every 100,000 residents. For comparison, the national robbery rate was 82 per 100,000 in 2019.
Rape
There were 9 rapes reported in Kingman in 2019, or 29 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, there were 139,815 rapes in 2019, a rate of 43 per 100,000 people.
Murder
While there were 16,425 murders nationwide in 2019, none were reported in Kingman.
Kingman compared to other cities in Arizona
Kingman has a higher crime rate than the vast majority of all comparable cities in Arizona. To be considered comparable, a city must have a complete 2019 FBI crime report and population of 5,000 or more.
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