Ranking of Rhode Island Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020

Updated on October 22, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, among Rhode Island cities with a population of at least 10K, Woonsocket had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (501.28), followed by Providence (486.07), Central Falls (455.71), Pawtucket (399.91), and Newport (305.76).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2020, 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.
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Ranking of Rhode Island Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
Woonsocket
Providence
Central Falls
Pawtucket
Newport
Middletown
East Providence
West Warwick
Warren
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Ranking of Rhode Island Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Woonsocket 501.28
2 Providence 486.07
3 Central Falls 455.71
4 Pawtucket 399.91
5 Newport 305.76
6 Middletown 252.89
7 East Providence 235.58
8 West Warwick 211.58
9 Warren 171.94
10 North Providence 156.19
11 Lincoln 154.34
12 Cranston 136.51
13 Johnston 125.60
14 Coventry 123.78
15 North Kingstown 99.16
16 Smithfield 95.92
17 Burrillville 88.74
18 Warwick 81.88
19 Westerly 80.80
20 North Smithfield 79.26
21 Cumberland 79.19
22 Glocester 77.24
23 Narragansett 65.58
24 Portsmouth 52.44
25 South Kingstown 49.61
26 East Greenwich 38.22
27 Scituate 27.94
28 Bristol 22.99
29 Barrington 18.77