Ranking of Rhode Island Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, among Rhode Island cities with a population of at least 10K, Providence had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (533.77), followed by Woonsocket (531.98), Central Falls (500.28), Pawtucket (434.07), and Newport (241.82).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2017, and the table below shows the ranking of Rhode Island cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent crime rate per 100K.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in Rhode Island, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Rhode Island cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
Providence
Woonsocket
Central Falls
Pawtucket
Newport
West Warwick
Johnston
East Providence
Warren
Cranston
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Providence 533.77
2 Woonsocket 531.98
3 Central Falls 500.28
4 Pawtucket 434.07
5 Newport 241.82
6 West Warwick 229.25
7 Johnston 153.19
8 East Providence 145.26
9 Warren 142.88
10 Cranston 136.47
11 Tiverton 133.19
12 North Providence 131.74
13 Lincoln 128.07
14 Warwick 118.85
15 Middletown 100.04
16 Coventry 99.76
17 Burrillville 97.32
18 Westerly 75.13
19 North Kingstown 69.05
20 Bristol 67.40
21 Narragansett 64.28
22 North Smithfield 64.27
23 Portsmouth 63.29
24 Barrington 61.32
25 Scituate 47.03
26 Smithfield 45.70
27 East Greenwich 45.67
28 South Kingstown 45.42
29 Cumberland 42.89
30 Glocester 29.68