Kent County, RI Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Kent County in green. The most dangerous areas in Kent County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Kent County, RI Safe from Assault?

The A+ grade means the rate of assault is much lower than the average US county. Kent County is in the 98th percentile for safety, meaning 2% of counties are safer and 98% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Kent County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of assault in Kent County is 0.6354 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Kent County generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Kent County may be as high as 1 in 1,194 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 2,343 in the southeast part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the northeast parts of Kent County, RI: about 27 per year. The southeast part of Kent County has fewer cases of assault with only 1 in a typical year.

How Kent County's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Kent County to the Rhode Island state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the assault rate, Kent County is safer than the Rhode Island state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Assault in Kent County, RI

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Kent County about $3,271,669 in 2025, or roughly $18 per resident. This is part of Kent County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Kent County, including every crime type and how Kent County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Kent County's crime maps on the Kent County overall crime page.

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Individual Kent County Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of assault in Kent County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Kent County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Bristol County, RI	A	A+	A	A+
Providence County, RI	B+	A-	B	A-
Newport County, RI	B+	A+	B+	A+
Washington County, RI	A+	A+	A+	A+
Bristol County, MA	A	B-	A-	C+
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT	A	A+	B+	A+
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT	B+	A+	C+	A+
Plymouth County, MA	A+	B+	A	B-
Dukes County, MA	A	C	A	C-
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT	A	A+	A-	A+

Assault in County with Similar Populations

Kent County is lower versus other counties of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Rensselaer County, NY	A	B	B	B
Jackson County, MI	A	C+	C+	C+
Johnson County, IN	B-	A+	A+	A+
Johnson County, TX	B	B-	B-	B
Kenosha County, WI	C+	B-	B-	B-
Kenton County, KY	C+	A	A	A
Kootenai County, ID	B+	A-	A-	B+
Olmsted County, MN	A-	A	A	A
Pueblo County, CO	F	D-	D-	D-
Alamance County, NC	C	C	C	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Kent County, RI average SchoolGrade of C+, with 37% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Kent County schools on SchoolGrade

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