Providence, RI Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in the Providence area in green. The most dangerous areas in the Providence area 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 Providence, RI Safe from Murder?

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US city. Providence is in the 95th percentile for safety, meaning 5% of cities are safer and 95% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Providence area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in the Providence area is 0.0165 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Providence area generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in the Providence area may be as high as 1 in 41,920 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 99,145 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the north parts of Providence, RI: about 7 per year. The south part of the Providence area has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.

How Providence's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in the Providence area 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 murder rate, the Providence area 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 Murder in Providence, RI

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Providence about $54,759,284 in 2025, or roughly $31 per resident. This is part of the Providence area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Providence, including every crime type and how Providence compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Providence's crime maps on the Providence overall crime page.

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Individual Providence Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in the Providence area is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Providence area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
North Providence, RI	B-	B+	C+	A+
East Providence, RI	C-	B-	C-	A
Johnston, RI	C+	B+	C-	A+
Rumford, RI	C	B	C-	A
Cranston, RI	C+	B+	C	A+
Pawtucket, RI	C+	B	C	A-
Central Falls, RI	B-	B-	C+	A-
Riverside, RI	B+	A-	B	A+
Seekonk, MA	B	C	C+	A+
Lincoln, RI	B	A	C+	A

Murder in City with Similar Populations

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

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Jacksonville, FL	A-	B-	B-	A+
Virginia Beach, VA	D+	C+	C+	D-
Milwaukee, WI	D+	D	D	C
Oklahoma City, OK	D	D	D	C
Raleigh, NC	C-	C+	C+	C+
Memphis, TN	F	F	F	F
Richmond, VA	D+	C+	C+	D+
Louisville, KY	C-	C+	C+	D
Columbus, OH	C-	B-	B-	B-
New Orleans, LA	D-	D-	D-	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Providence, RI average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Providence schools on SchoolGrade

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