This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for East Providence. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.
C-
Overall Crime Grade™
B- |
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C- |
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Other Crime Grade |
C |
$6.60 million
Cost of Crime™ for East Providence, RI
In 2025, crime will cost $740 per household.
On the map, green marks the parts of East Providence 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.
The C- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where East Providence's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. East Providence sits in the 38th percentile, ahead of 38% of cities and behind 62%. The grade covers only East Providence's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.
The overall crime rate in East Providence is 28.36 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 26 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 51 in the south.
Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of East Providence, RI report the most crime, about 119 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 15 per year.
| East Providence, RI: | $312 |
|---|---|
| Newport, RI: | $343 |
| Portsmouth, RI: | $157 |
| Rhode Island: | $257 |
| USA: | $464 |
Crime |
Cost to East Providence |
Cost per East Providence Resident |
|---|---|---|
Murder |
$795,630 |
$38 |
Rape/Sexual Assault |
$896,586 |
$42 |
Robbery |
$205,802 |
$10 |
Assault |
$943,023 |
$45 |
Kidnapping |
$52,527 |
$2 |
Vehicle Theft |
$462,725 |
$22 |
Burglary |
$344,977 |
$16 |
Theft |
$1.45 million |
$69 |
Arson |
$43,500 |
$2 |
Vandalism |
$963,872 |
$46 |
Animal Cruelty |
$9,949 |
$0 |
Drug Crimes |
$354,286 |
$17 |
Identity Theft |
$70,537 |
$3 |
Total Cost of Crime |
$6,597,124 |
$312 |
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 north part of the city 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 East Providence has 2, do the same, and of East Providence's 21,126 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.
The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in East Providence, RI at ISP Reports.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 East Providence residents in a standard year.
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Assault |
1.554 |
Robbery |
0.3097 |
Rape |
0.6999 |
Murder |
0.0200 |
Total Violent Crime |
2.584 (B-) |
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Theft |
13.29 |
Vehicle Theft |
1.414 |
Burglary |
1.800 |
Arson |
0.0853 |
Total Property Crime |
16.59 (C-) |
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Kidnapping |
0.0410 |
Drug Crimes |
2.267 |
Vandalism |
6.386 |
Identity Theft |
0.4314 |
Animal Cruelty |
0.0637 |
Total "Other" Rate |
9.190 (C) |
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in East Providence is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to East Providence.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
C | B | C- | |
B+ | A- | B | |
B | C | C+ | |
B- | B | C+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | |
C+ | B | C | |
C+ | B+ | C | |
B- | B- | C+ | |
A | A+ | A | |
B- | B+ | C+ |
East Providence is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
C | B+ | B+ | |
B | A+ | A+ | |
B | C+ | C+ | |
B+ | B- | B- | |
C+ | D+ | D+ | |
A- | A- | A- | |
C | B- | B- | |
B- | C- | C- | |
C | C | C | |
A+ | A- | A- |
Considering only the crime rate, East Providence is less safe than the Rhode Island state average and as safe as the national average.
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in East Providence, RI average SchoolGrade of D-, with 21% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See East Providence schools on SchoolGrade
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