Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
East Providence, RI Crime Grade
How East Providence 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
3/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Rhode Island
5/10
vs. Rhode Island cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in East Providence, RI was 73.6 per 100,000 residents (35 incidents over a population of 47,555). That puts East Providence Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 52% below the Rhode Island statewide rate of 154.8.
That ranks East Providence #820 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 78% of them, and #15 of 30 in Rhode Island. Violent crime is down 22% year over year and down 69% over the last five years.
East Providence, RI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (3/10)
- Rhode Island Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 73.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #820 of 3,771
- RI rank
- #15 of 30
- Safer than
- 78% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 22%
- 5-year change
- down 69%
- Population
- 47,555
- Reporting agency
- East Providence Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by East Providence Police Department (FBI ORI RI0040400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. East Providence (red), Rhode Island (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
East Providence 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 | 235.6(112) | 134.5(66) | 66.4(31) | 94.3(44) | 73.6(35) |
| Murder | 2.1(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 2.1(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 35.8(17) | 24.5(12) | 21.4(10) | 42.9(20) | 37.9(18) |
| Robbery | 18.9(9) | 8.2(4) | 8.6(4) | 6.4(3) | 8.4(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 178.8(85) | 101.9(50) | 36.4(17) | 42.9(20) | 27.3(13) |
| Property crime | 746.7(355) | 723.5(355) | 850.9(397) | 900.1(420) | 685.5(326) |
| Burglary | 88.3(42) | 79.5(39) | 107.2(50) | 87.9(41) | 61.0(29) |
| Larceny | 570.0(271) | 538.1(264) | 632.3(295) | 664.3(310) | 542.5(258) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 77.8(37) | 101.9(50) | 102.9(48) | 135.0(63) | 77.8(37) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the East Providence, RI Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the East Providence Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for East Providence calculated?
- East Providence's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Rhode Island state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Rhode Island cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the East Providence Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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