Bristol County, RI Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$4.78 million

Cost of Crime™ for Bristol County, RI

In 2025, violent crime will cost $220 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Bristol County with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The A+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Bristol County against the average US county, where the rate is much lower than the norm. Bristol County sits in the 98th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 98% of counties and behind 2%. The grade covers only Bristol County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Bristol County is 1.462 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 553 in the south areas to 1 in 1,057 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Bristol County, RI report the most violent crime, about 24 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Bristol County, RI

The tangible cost of violent crime in Bristol County is projected at $4,784,745 for 2025, about $90 per resident and $220 per household. That equals 0.2% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 50.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 16.7%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Bristol County Compared to Other Counties?

Bristol County, RI:	$90
Providence County, RI:	$129
Kent County, RI:	$85
Rhode Island:	$114
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $90 per resident each year in Bristol County, which is $169 less than the national average and $25 less than Rhode Island's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Bristol County:

In Providence County, RI, crime costs $129 per person, which is $39 more than in Bristol County.
In Kent County, RI, crime costs $85 per person, which is $5 less than in Bristol County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Bristol County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Bristol County	Cost per Bristol County Resident
Murder	$1.42 million	$27
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2.14 million	$40
Robbery	$263,199	$5
Assault	$968,511	$18
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$4,784,745	$90

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Bristol County, RI

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Bristol County totals $20,032,899 ($375 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $24,817,644 ($465 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Bristol County, RI, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the south part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Bristol County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Bristol County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.6316
Robbery	0.1567
Rape	0.6599
Murder	0.0141
Total Violent Crime	1.462 (A+)

Individual Bristol County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Bristol County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Bristol County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Kent County, RI	A-	A+	A-
Bristol County, MA	A	B-	A-
Newport County, RI	B+	A+	B+
Providence County, RI	B+	A-	B
Washington County, RI	A+	A+	A+
Plymouth County, MA	A+	B+	A
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT	A	A+	B+
Norfolk County, MA	A	A-	A
Dukes County, MA	A	C	A
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT	B+	A+	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Bristol County is lower versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Mifflin County, PA	A+	A-	A-
Jefferson County, TN	C+	C	C
Jefferson County, WV	A+	A+	A+
Johnson County, MO	B	C+	C+
Juana Diaz Municipio, PR	D-	D-	D-
Kandiyohi County, MN	B-	B	B
Lafayette County, MS	A+	A+	A+
Lamar County, TX	C	D	D
Lawrence County, IN	B+	A	A
Lawrence County, TN	C	D	D

Considering only the violent crime rate, Bristol County is safer than the Rhode Island state average and safer than the national average.

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