Pawtucket, RI Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Pawtucket in green. The most dangerous areas in Pawtucket 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 Pawtucket, RI Safe from Assault?

The B- grade means the rate of assault is slightly lower than the average US city. Pawtucket is in the 60th percentile for safety, meaning 40% of cities are safer and 60% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Pawtucket's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in Pawtucket is 1.319 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Pawtucket generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Pawtucket may be as high as 1 in 499 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,166 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the north parts of Pawtucket, RI: about 21 per year. The northwest part of Pawtucket has fewer cases of assault with only 3 in a typical year.

How Pawtucket's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Pawtucket 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, Pawtucket is less safe 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 Pawtucket, RI

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Pawtucket about $3,076,317 in 2025, or roughly $38 per resident. This is part of Pawtucket's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Pawtucket, including every crime type and how Pawtucket compares to other cities.

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 Pawtucket's crime maps on the Pawtucket overall crime page.

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Individual Pawtucket Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault in Pawtucket is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Pawtucket.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Central Falls, RI	B-	B-	C+	B-
Rumford, RI	C	B	C-	B-
Valley Falls, RI	B	A	C+	A
Lincoln, RI	B	A	C+	A-
Seekonk, MA	B	C	C+	C-
Providence, RI	B-	B	C+	B-
East Providence, RI	C-	B-	C-	C+
North Providence, RI	B-	B+	C+	B
Attleboro, MA	B+	B-	B-	C+
Cumberland, RI	A-	A+	B+	A+

Assault in City with Similar Populations

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

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Dallas, GA	B+	B	B	B-
Dayton, OH	C-	C	C	C
Cypress, TX	B-	C+	C+	C
Conroe, TX	C-	C	C	C
Columbus, GA	D	D	D	D
Colorado Springs, CO	D-	D+	D+	D+
Clovis, CA	C	C-	C-	C-
Compton, CA	D	D-	D-	D-
Columbia, SC	D-	D-	D-	D-
Columbus, OH	C-	B-	B-	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Pawtucket, RI average SchoolGrade of F, with 18% actual proficiency versus 23% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Pawtucket schools on SchoolGrade

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