Ranking of Rhode Island Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2020
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, the Rhode Island city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Providence (873), followed by Pawtucket (288), Woonsocket (209), East Providence (112), and Cranston (111).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2020, and the table below shows the ranking of Rhode Island cities with high number of Violent crimes.
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.
| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Providence | 873 |
| 2 | Pawtucket | 288 |
| 3 | Woonsocket | 209 |
| 4 | East Providence | 112 |
| 5 | Cranston | 111 |
| 6 | Central Falls | 89 |
| 7 | Newport | 74 |
| 8 | Warwick | 66 |
| 9 | West Warwick | 61 |
| 10 | North Providence | 51 |
| 11 | Coventry | 43 |
| 12 | Middletown | 40 |
| 13 | Johnston | 37 |
| 14 | Lincoln | 34 |
| 15 | Cumberland | 28 |
| 16 | North Kingstown | 26 |
| 17 | Smithfield | 21 |
| 18 | Warren | 18 |
| 18 | Westerly | 18 |
| 19 | Burrillville | 15 |
| 19 | South Kingstown | 15 |
| 20 | Narragansett | 10 |
| 20 | North Smithfield | 10 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 9 |
| 22 | Charlestown | 8 |
| 22 | Glocester | 8 |
| 23 | Foster | 7 |
| 24 | Bristol | 5 |
| 24 | East Greenwich | 5 |
| 24 | Little Compton | 5 |
| 25 | Hopkinton | 4 |
| 26 | Barrington | 3 |
| 26 | Jamestown | 3 |
| 26 | Richmond | 3 |
| 26 | Scituate | 3 |
| 26 | West Greenwich | 3 |
| 27 | New Shoreham | 0 |