The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in College Hill, Providence, RI: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	B

Which crimes are included?

$2.93 million

Cost of Crime™ for College Hill, Providence, RI

In 2025, crime will cost $493 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of College Hill with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is College Hill, Providence, RI Safe?

The A overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where College Hill's combined rate is much lower than the norm. College Hill sits in the 86th percentile, ahead of 86% of neighborhoods and behind 14%. The grade covers only College Hill's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in College Hill is 20.72 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 32 in the southeast areas to 1 in 94 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of College Hill, Providence, RI report the most crime, about 53 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in College Hill, Providence, RI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in College Hill for 2025 is $2,932,005, about $239 per resident and $493 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 63.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 25.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in College Hill Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

College Hill, Providence, RI:	$239
West End, Providence, RI:	$332
Elmhurst, Providence, RI:	$258
Rhode Island:	$257
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in College Hill is $239 per year, which is $225 less than the national average and $18 less than Providence's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to College Hill:

In West End, Providence, RI, crime costs $332 per person, which is $93 more than in College Hill.
In Elmhurst, Providence, RI, crime costs $258 per person, which is $19 more than in College Hill

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of College Hill for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to College Hill	Cost per College Hill Resident
Murder	$314,729	$26
Rape/Sexual Assault	$508,850	$41
Robbery	$80,534	$7
Assault	$379,659	$31
Kidnapping	$15,424	$1
Vehicle Theft	$307,691	$25
Burglary	$116,237	$9
Theft	$588,614	$48
Arson	$21,786	$2
Vandalism	$365,845	$30
Animal Cruelty	$4,920	$0
Drug Crimes	$195,538	$16
Identity Theft	$32,179	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$2,932,005	$239

The Intangible Cost of Crime in College Hill, Providence, RI

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in College Hill totals $4,670,840 ($381 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $7,602,846 ($619 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The central part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which College Hill has 12, do the same, and of College Hill's 12,273 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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College Hill Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 College Hill residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.077
Robbery	0.2086
Rape	0.6838
Murder	0.0136
Total Violent Crime	1.983 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.260
Vehicle Theft	1.619
Burglary	1.044
Arson	0.0735
Total Property Crime	12.00 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0207
Drug Crimes	2.154
Vandalism	4.173
Identity Theft	0.3388
Animal Cruelty	0.0542
Total "Other" Rate	6.740 (B)

Individual College Hill Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in College Hill is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to College Hill.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Fox Point, Providence, RI	B-	A-	B-
Downtown, Providence, RI	D-	C-	F
Mount Hope, Providence, RI	B	A-	B+
Blackstone, Providence, RI	A	A+	A
Smith Hill, Providence, RI	C+	B-	B-
Upper South Providence, Providence, RI	B-	B-	B
Federal Hill, Providence, RI	B-	B-	B-
Six Corners, East Providence, RI	B-	B+	B
Ingrams Corner, East Providence, RI	B-	B+	B
Hope, Providence, RI	B	A	B

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

College Hill is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Oceanway, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A+	A+
Cathedral Park, Portland, OR	D-	C-	C-
Airport-Pines Road, Shreveport, LA	C-	D-	D-
Sunnyside, Clackamas, OR	C	A-	A-
Cleveland Park, Washington, DC	C-	C+	C+
Yorkshire, Charlotte, NC	B-	A-	A-
South 48th Street, Lincoln, NE	C+	A-	A-
Shawnee, Louisville, KY	D+	D	D
Muscoy, San Bernardino, CA	C+	C	C
McMurray-Huntingdon, Nashville, TN	D+	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, College Hill is as safe as the Rhode Island state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in College Hill, Providence, RI average SchoolGrade of F, with 6% actual proficiency versus 17% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See College Hill schools on SchoolGrade

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