Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Bristol, RI Crime Grade
How Bristol grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Rhode Island — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Rhode Island
1/10
vs. Rhode Island cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Bristol, RI was 27.0 per 100,000 residents (6 incidents over a population of 22,262). That puts Bristol 93% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 83% below the Rhode Island statewide rate of 154.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Bristol (red), Rhode Island (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Bristol vs. U.S., 2024 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 23.0(5) | 57.6(13) | 54.0(12) | 18.2(4) | 27.0(6) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 4.6(1) | 8.9(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 4.5(1) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 18.4(4) | 48.8(11) | 54.0(12) | 18.2(4) | 22.5(5) |
| Property crime | 331.1(72) | 257.2(58) | 306.0(68) | 249.7(55) | 215.6(48) |
| Burglary | 27.6(6) | 31.0(7) | 27.0(6) | 13.6(3) | 13.5(3) |
| Larceny | 280.5(61) | 217.3(49) | 256.5(57) | 222.5(49) | 179.7(40) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 9.2(2) | 8.9(2) | 18.0(4) | 13.6(3) | 22.5(5) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Bristol's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Rhode Island cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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