The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in East Greenwich, RI
East Greenwich is a town of 20,800 in Kent County, about 12 miles south of downtown Providence · Updated November 2026
Is East Greenwich, RI safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in East Greenwich: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 84% of Americans live. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A+ against A. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A; see the map below.
A+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 946 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
84% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than East Greenwich as a whole, and 16% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. East Greenwich scores 946.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in East Greenwich, RI at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in East Greenwich, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in East Greenwich
Thefts and simple assaults both run low. In East Greenwich, each runs at less than half the US rate: 5.7 thefts and 3.5 simple assaults a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 and 9.7 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of East Greenwich
Every part of East Greenwich where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across East Greenwich run from A+ to A; every part of East Greenwich has less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within East Greenwich, the southwest side has the least crime and the east side the most.
Is crime going up in East Greenwich?
Reported property crime in East Greenwich has fallen 13% since 2019. Too few violent crimes are reported here each year for a reliable violent crime trend. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 7.0 to 6.1 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 23%.
Property crime, change since 2019
East GreenwichUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves East Greenwich. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, East Greenwich
Property, US
2016
-6%
+15%
2017
+62%
+12%
2018
+25%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-8%
-8%
2021
-13%
-10%
2022
-22%
-6%
2023
+13%
-7%
2024
-13%
-15%
Crime rates and types in East Greenwich
CrimeGrade™ estimates East Greenwich has about 14 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 61% less than the US as a whole and 38% less than Rhode Island.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft is the most common crime in East Greenwich, about 40% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in East Greenwich
East Greenwich has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Vandalism
Homes (49%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How East Greenwich compares with nearby cities
East Greenwich has less crime than 5 of its 8 nearest cities.
Night lighting, shops and walkability in East Greenwich
Two things set East Greenwich apart: it has 52% of the land where people live lit at night, against 78% nationally, and 3.6% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft and vandalism, and theft runs low here.
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.52% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 86% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.14.0 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 82% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 88% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (12 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 67% of US city residents
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.3.6% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 79% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.5% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 75% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.59 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 74% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs East Greenwich
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs East Greenwich about $311 a year per household, 74% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $5.5 million a year, or $264 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$200,000
$10
Rape
$170,000
$8
Robbery
$51,000
$2
Assault
$710,000
$34
Burglary
$95,000
$5
Theft
$610,000
$29
Vehicle theft
$220,000
$11
Arson
$30,000
$1
Vandalism
$510,000
$24
Total
$2.6 million
$125
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in East Greenwich means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in East Greenwich, RI average a SchoolGrade of A-: 42% of students test proficient, against 50% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in East Greenwich on SchoolGrade
