Ranking of Rhode Island Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2023

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, the Rhode Island city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Providence (587), followed by Pawtucket (224), Woonsocket (186), Cranston (97), and Central Falls (96).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2023, 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.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2023
Providence
Pawtucket
Woonsocket
Cranston
Central Falls
West Warwick
Warwick
Newport
East Providence
Johnston
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2023
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Providence 587
2 Pawtucket 224
3 Woonsocket 186
4 Cranston 97
5 Central Falls 96
6 West Warwick 68
7 Warwick 59
8 Newport 51
9 East Providence 44
10 Johnston 34
11 Coventry 33
12 North Providence 32
13 North Kingstown 20
13 Warren 20
14 Westerly 18
15 Cumberland 16
15 Lincoln 16
16 Portsmouth 15
17 Burrillville 14
17 Middletown 14
18 South Kingstown 13
19 Narragansett 12
19 Tiverton 12
20 Smithfield 10
21 North Smithfield 9
22 Jamestown 6
23 Charlestown 5
23 East Greenwich 5
24 Bristol 4
24 Foster 4
24 Glocester 4
24 Hopkinton 4
24 Scituate 4
25 Barrington 2
25 Little Compton 2
25 Richmond 2
26 New Shoreham 1
26 West Greenwich 1