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Kingston has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Sierra County. The Sierra County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Kingston alone, and no Safety Grade. The nearest town with a Safety Grade is Bayard, 27 miles away, graded D.
What stands out about safety in Kingston
Policed by the county
Kingston is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Sierra County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Sierra County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Kingston. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest New Mexico towns with their own police figures are Bayard (D, 27 mi), Santa Clara (C+, 27 mi), Truth or Consequences (C−, 33 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Kingston. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Sierra County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Sierra County without police of their own, which include Kingston.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Sierra County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest New Mexico towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayard | D | 27 mi | 6.5 | 17.7 |
| Santa Clara | C+ | 27 mi | 3.3 | 10.0 |
| Truth or Consequences | C− | 33 mi | 5.8 | 18.8 |
| Las Cruces | D− | 67 mi | 6.0 | 46.3 |
| Lordsburg | C | 70 mi | 6.0 | 5.7 |
| Sunland Park | B− | 100 mi | 3.4 | 6.4 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Kingston. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Kingston.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Kingston and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Kingston
Is Kingston, NM safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Kingston. The nearest New Mexico towns with a grade are Bayard (D, 27 mi), Santa Clara (C+, 27 mi), Truth or Consequences (C−, 33 mi).
Who polices Kingston?
The Sierra County Sheriff’s Office. Kingston is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Sierra County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Kingston.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.