Ranking of Rhode Island Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, among Rhode Island cities with a population of at least 10K, Woonsocket had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (589.83), followed by Providence (454.57), Pawtucket (446.5), Central Falls (430.21), and Newport (341.87).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2018, 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 2018
Woonsocket
Providence
Pawtucket
Central Falls
Newport
West Warwick
Warren
Cranston
Johnston
North Providence
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Woonsocket 589.83
2 Providence 454.57
3 Pawtucket 446.50
4 Central Falls 430.21
5 Newport 341.87
6 West Warwick 228.36
7 Warren 173.19
8 Cranston 145.57
9 Johnston 136.44
10 North Providence 117.01
11 Burrillville 113.22
12 East Providence 105.21
13 North Smithfield 104.26
14 Tiverton 101.04
15 Coventry 100.53
16 Smithfield 96.57
17 Warwick 90.82
18 Middletown 81.10
19 Lincoln 77.63
20 East Greenwich 76.62
21 Westerly 75.43
22 Scituate 75.35
23 Cumberland 65.68
24 South Kingstown 51.92
25 Narragansett 51.79
26 Barrington 49.65
27 Glocester 49.22
28 Bristol 45.19
29 Portsmouth 40.06
30 North Kingstown 38.31