The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Rhode Island: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A
Property Crime Grade	A-
Other Crime Grade	B+

Which crimes are included?

$297.7 million

Cost of Crime™ for Rhode Island

In 2025, crime will cost $640 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island Safe?

The A overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US state, where Rhode Island's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Rhode Island sits in the 88th percentile, ahead of 88% of states and behind 12%. The grade covers only Rhode Island's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby states.

The overall crime rate in Rhode Island is 21.87 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the state the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 37 in the central cities to 1 in 64 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Rhode Island report the most crime, about 5,030 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 944 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Rhode Island

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Rhode Island for 2025 is $297,654,348, about $257 per resident and $640 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 62.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 25.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Rhode Island Compared to Other States?

Rhode Island:	$257
New Mexico:	$835
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Rhode Island is $257 per year, which is $207 less than the national average. The comparison below uses states similar to Rhode Island:

In New Mexico, crime costs $835 per person, which is $578 more than in Rhode Island.
In New Jersey, crime costs $240 per person, which is $17 less than in Rhode Island

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Rhode Island	Cost per Rhode Island Resident
Murder	$41.4 million	$36
Rape/Sexual Assault	$47.0 million	$41
Robbery	$8.66 million	$7
Assault	$35.3 million	$30
Kidnapping	$2.45 million	$2
Vehicle Theft	$27.6 million	$24
Burglary	$13.8 million	$12
Theft	$56.5 million	$49
Arson	$2.17 million	$2
Vandalism	$44.1 million	$38
Animal Cruelty	$478,427	$0
Drug Crimes	$15.2 million	$13
Identity Theft	$3.00 million	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$297,654,348	$257

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Rhode Island

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 Rhode Island totals $513,394,137 ($443 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $811,048,484 ($700 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 state 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, of which Rhode Island has 1, draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Rhode Island has 288, do the same, and of Rhode Island's 1,158,285 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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Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.062
Robbery	0.2376
Rape	0.6691
Murder	0.0190
Total Violent Crime	1.988 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.419
Vehicle Theft	1.540
Burglary	1.316
Arson	0.0774
Total Property Crime	12.35 (A-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0349
Drug Crimes	1.772
Vandalism	5.329
Identity Theft	0.3341
Animal Cruelty	0.0558
Total "Other" Rate	7.527 (B+)

Individual Rhode Island Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby States

Compared to surrounding states, the rate of crime in Rhode Island is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for states close to Rhode Island.

Nearby State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Massachusetts	A+	C+	A+
Connecticut	B+	A+	B
New Hampshire	A	A+	A+
Vermont	B+	A-	C+
New Jersey	A+	A	A-
New York	A-	C	B-
Maine	A	A+	A
Delaware	D	C-	C-
Pennsylvania	A	A-	A-
Maryland	C	C-	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for State with Similar Populations

Rhode Island is lower versus other states of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in states with comparable overall population in the state‘s boundaries.

Similar State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Alaska	C+	F	F
Wyoming	B+	A	A
Wisconsin	B	B-	B-
West Virginia	A-	B+	B+
Washington	D-	C	C
Virginia	B-	B+	B+
Vermont	B+	A-	A-
Utah	C-	B	B
Texas	D+	D+	D+
Maine	A	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, Rhode Island is as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Rhode Island average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Rhode Island schools on SchoolGrade

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