Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
North Kingstown, RI Crime Grade
How North Kingstown 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
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Rhode Island
3/10
vs. Rhode Island cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in North Kingstown, RI was 53.7 per 100,000 residents (15 incidents over a population of 27,950). That puts North Kingstown Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 64% below the Rhode Island statewide rate of 147.8.
That ranks North Kingstown #554 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 85% of them, and #10 of 30 in Rhode Island. Violent crime is down 20% year over year and up 22% over the last five years.
North Kingstown, RI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- Rhode Island Grade
- A (3/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 53.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #554 of 3,771
- RI rank
- #10 of 30
- Safer than
- 85% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 20%
- 5-year change
- up 22%
- Population
- 27,950
- Reporting agency
- North Kingstown Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by North Kingstown Police Department (FBI ORI RI0050200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About North Kingstown, RI
Also known as
- King's Towne
- North-Kington
- Rochester
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. North Kingstown (red), Rhode Island (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
North Kingstown vs. U.S., 2025 — 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 44.1(12) | 117.8(33) | 75.2(21) | 67.3(19) | 53.7(15) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 18.4(5) | 53.6(15) | 25.1(7) | 24.8(7) | 17.9(5) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 14.3(4) | 0.0(0) | 3.5(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 25.7(7) | 50.0(14) | 50.1(14) | 39.0(11) | 35.8(10) |
| Property crime | 570.0(155) | 603.4(169) | 583.3(163) | 783.4(221) | 583.2(163) |
| Burglary | 62.5(17) | 64.3(18) | 35.8(10) | 46.1(13) | 42.9(12) |
| Larceny | 485.4(132) | 510.6(143) | 504.6(141) | 684.1(193) | 490.2(137) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 18.4(5) | 25.0(7) | 35.8(10) | 46.1(13) | 35.8(10) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the North Kingstown, 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 North Kingstown 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 North Kingstown calculated?
- North Kingstown'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 North Kingstown 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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