Crime in Rhode Island: rates, trends and every county

Crime reported to police in Rhode Island since 1979 (FBI estimates), and the counts reported by each county's police agencies.

144.1 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 327.6.
910.5 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 1,534.8.
19murders2025: 1.7 per 100,000.

Rhode Island since 1979

Violent crime rate per 100,000, Rhode Island 0121243364485 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Property crime rate per 100,000, Rhode Island 01450290043505800 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Every year, by type of crime
YearViolentRateMurderRobberyAgg. assaultPropertyRateBurglaryVehicle theft
20251,606144.1192011,02510,148910.59601,167
20241,722154.8232581,11011,5001,033.91,0141,343
20231,848167.5292421,17212,3031,115.01,2991,540
20221,897173.4182691,18614,0741,286.81,4051,751
20212,199200.5372771,42413,4741,228.31,5071,652
20202,440230.8323361,66513,1661,245.51,7631,509
20192,357222.7264211,41216,3121,541.52,3211,363
20182,326219.8164531,36317,6251,665.42,8171,538
20172,474234.2214741,52518,5851,759.13,2191,484
20162,529239.1295411,51418,9101,788.13,6501,103
20152,565243.0315471,52020,0381,898.23,9381,386
20142,320219.9265301,39822,9822,178.64,8301,835
20132,710257.3316831,54725,7412,443.75,6212,239
20122,657253.0267151,61427,0392,574.45,9292,632
20112,586246.1207441,50327,9762,662.76,8362,375
20102,709257.4297821,60026,9592,561.46,1242,403
20092,678254.3327851,56527,5582,616.65,7532,402
20082,656252.8318801,46329,8952,845.05,7663,203
20072,424229.1197601,38727,5762,606.85,2063,195
20062,460230.4277401,40427,9142,614.65,4533,609
20052,710252.4347761,57729,2872,728.05,3194,401
20042,673247.5267311,59631,1662,886.05,4654,078
20033,074285.7258301,71432,2312,995.25,5244,387
20023,051285.6419161,69935,3423,308.26,4154,876
20013,278309.3399861,83735,7423,373.06,8245,043
20003,121297.7459221,74233,3233,178.76,6204,665
19992,840286.6367881,62532,6573,296.06,3414,032
19983,084312.1246592,05031,6723,205.76,4523,829
19973,292333.5257072,19732,7773,320.97,0834,195
19963,437347.2258242,30136,0993,646.48,1354,597
19953,643368.0339142,42938,3783,876.69,2344,364
19943,744375.5418702,56037,3233,743.59,1015,183
19934,017401.7391,0112,68140,9734,097.310,4096,463
19923,965394.5369502,66842,0444,183.510,5297,463
19914,638462.0371,2343,05745,9574,577.411,3207,973
19904,334431.9481,2242,81449,3784,920.812,7559,577
19893,772378.0491,1222,33548,3724,846.912,0459,223
19883,947396.7411,1462,45747,8374,807.712,5508,238
19873,547359.7351,0622,20948,5684,925.814,2087,725
19863,271335.5341,1571,87144,5284,567.012,6166,871
19853,355346.6351,1221,94542,3684,376.911,9296,320
19843,220334.7331,0911,89142,7064,439.311,3966,656
19833,392355.2261,0782,12844,4104,650.312,7226,225
19823,849401.8351,0992,52947,5394,962.313,4147,048
19814,205441.7401,2572,73851,5045,410.115,7558,224
19803,864408.5421,1222,53852,2495,524.116,2337,979
19793,485375.1301,0192,29550,1145,394.414,4007,367

Rates per 100,000 residents.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated crimes.

By county

CountyYearViolent rateProperty rateAgencies
Bristol County202568.1374.73
Kent County202592.1741.85
Newport County2025112.3731.66
Providence County2024192.61,176.716
Washington County202359.5531.99

Each county's latest complete year: crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. A year is shown only when every agency reported the full year and its total is in line with the years around it, so some counties show an older year or are missing. State police and campus crimes aren't included.

What these numbers are

  • FBI figures count crimes to police, from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. National and state totals are FBI , which fill in for agencies that didn't report.
  • 2021 is different: The FBI retired its Summary Reporting System on January 1, 2021 and accepted only NIBRS data for 2021, so agencies covering 77.0% of the population (monthly average) reported that year, against 96.2% in 2019. The FBI's 2021 estimates fill the gap statistically and carry more uncertainty. The switch was to .
  • Many crimes are never reported to police. The asks people directly, so it counts those too; in 2024, about 47.9% of violent victimizations were reported to police.
  • Definitions change: the FBI broadened its definition of rape in 2013, so rape counts before and after aren't comparable. is the largest share of violent crime; is the largest share of property crime.
  • We show the agencies' figures as published and don't credit or blame any official, party or policy for them: crime rises and falls for many reasons that these counts can't separate.

Quick answers

What is the crime rate in Rhode Island?
In 2025, 144.1 violent and 910.5 property crimes per 100,000 residents in Rhode Island (FBI estimates), against 327.6 and 1,534.8 for the U.S.
How many murders were there in Rhode Island?
19 in 2025 (FBI estimate), 1.7 per 100,000.

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