Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
North Providence, RI Crime Grade
How North 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
7/10
vs. Rhode Island cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in North Providence, RI was 97.4 per 100,000 residents (34 incidents over a population of 34,901). That puts North Providence Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 34% below the Rhode Island statewide rate of 147.8.
That ranks North Providence #1,110 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 71% of them, and #20 of 30 in Rhode Island. Violent crime is down 10% year over year and roughly flat over the last five years.
North Providence, RI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (3/10)
- Rhode Island Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 97.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,110 of 3,771
- RI rank
- #20 of 30
- Safer than
- 71% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 10%
- 5-year change
- roughly flat
- Population
- 34,901
- Reporting agency
- North Providence Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by North Providence Police Department (FBI ORI RI0040700) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. North Providence (red), Rhode Island (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
North Providence 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 | 97.9(33) | 112.4(38) | 94.5(32) | 107.7(37) | 97.4(34) |
| Murder | 5.9(2) | 3.0(1) | 3.0(1) | 0.0(0) | 2.9(1) |
| Rape | 14.8(5) | 14.8(5) | 32.5(11) | 32.0(11) | 28.7(10) |
| Robbery | 17.8(6) | 8.9(3) | 11.8(4) | 14.6(5) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 59.3(20) | 85.8(29) | 47.2(16) | 61.1(21) | 65.9(23) |
| Property crime | 886.9(299) | 949.5(321) | 870.7(295) | 643.3(221) | 636.1(222) |
| Burglary | 94.9(32) | 85.8(29) | 79.7(27) | 43.7(15) | 86.0(30) |
| Larceny | 548.8(185) | 680.3(230) | 590.3(200) | 468.6(161) | 449.8(157) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 216.5(73) | 177.5(60) | 194.8(66) | 122.3(42) | 97.4(34) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the North 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 North 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 North Providence calculated?
- North 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 North 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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