The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Warwick, RI
Warwick is the third-largest city in Rhode Island, with 77,000 residents in Kent County, about 7 miles south of downtown Providence · Updated November 2026
Is Warwick, RI safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Warwick: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A, safer than the neighborhoods where 67% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A-; see the map and the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 901 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
67% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Warwick as a whole, and 33% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Warwick scores 901.
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 Warwick, RI at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Warwick, 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 Warwick
Aggravated assault runs low. Warwick has 0.53 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents, a small fraction of the US rate of 2.6.
Thefts from cars happen at homes far more often than nationally. In Warwick, 64% of reported thefts from cars happen at homes, against 34% nationally.
How neighborhoods in Warwick compare
Every part of Warwick where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Warwick run from A+ to A-; every part of Warwick has less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
100%
A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Oakland Beach, southeastActs of vandalism run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Warwick.A918
2Wildes Corner, centralThefts run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Warwick.A914
3Apponaug Historic District & Nausauket, southwestSimple assaults run about 20% lower here than in the rest of Warwick.A909
4Greenwood, westBurglaries run about 40% higher here than in the rest of Warwick.A906
5Pawtuxet, Gaspee Point & Coles, northeastThefts run about 40% higher here than in the rest of Warwick.A905
6Shawomet, Conimicut & Lockwood Corner, eastThefts run about 60% higher here than in the rest of Warwick.A883
7Spring Green, Norwood & Lakewood, northThefts run about 50% higher here than in the rest of Warwick.A870
Neighborhood areas of Warwick, ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is crime going up in Warwick?
Reported crime in Warwick has fallen since 2019: violent crime is down 15% and property crime down 25%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 0.9 to 0.8 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 15 to 12 (US: 18). Neither changed much from 2023 to 2024.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
WarwickUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Warwick. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Warwick
Violent, US
Property, Warwick
Property, US
2016
-20%
+4%
+30%
+15%
2017
+29%
+4%
+11%
+12%
2018
-11%
+0%
+11%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-15%
+4%
-22%
-8%
2021
-15%
+6%
-20%
-10%
2022
-17%
+5%
-9%
-6%
2023
-24%
+2%
-20%
-7%
2024
-15%
-4%
-25%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Warwick
CrimeGrade™ estimates Warwick has about 23 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 39% less than the US as a whole and close to 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 Warwick, about 45% 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 Warwick
Warwick has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Warwick, 60% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (60%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (50%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Homes (64%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (53%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Aggravated assault
Homes (54%)
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 Warwick compares with nearby cities
Warwick has less crime than 5 of its 10 nearest cities.
Two things set Warwick apart: it has 15.6 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 3.5% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places with many stores and restaurants tend to report more theft, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.15.6 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 89% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.3.5% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 81% 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. 82% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (17 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 51% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.62 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 79% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.4 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 73% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Warwick: D+ (20 of 100).4 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 65% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Warwick on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
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 Warwick
Crime costs Warwick about $468 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 61% 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 $38 million a year, or $489 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$2.0 million
$26
Rape
$900,000
$12
Robbery
$230,000
$3
Assault
$4.3 million
$56
Burglary
$720,000
$9
Theft
$4.0 million
$52
Vehicle theft
$1.2 million
$15
Arson
$150,000
$2
Vandalism
$2.2 million
$28
Total
$16 million
$203
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 Warwick 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 Warwick, RI average a SchoolGrade of B: 40% of students test proficient, against 42% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Warwick on SchoolGrade
