Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Pawtucket, RI Crime Grade
How Pawtucket 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Rhode Island
9/10
vs. Rhode Island cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Pawtucket, RI was 223.9 per 100,000 residents (173 incidents over a population of 77,252). That puts Pawtucket Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 52% above the Rhode Island statewide rate of 147.8.
That ranks Pawtucket #2,216 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 41% of them, and #27 of 30 in Rhode Island. Violent crime is down 27% year over year and down 47% over the last five years.
Pawtucket, RI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Rhode Island Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 223.9 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,216 of 3,771
- RI rank
- #27 of 30
- Safer than
- 41% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 27%
- 5-year change
- down 47%
- Population
- 77,252
- Reporting agency
- Pawtucket Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Pawtucket Police Department (FBI ORI RI0040800) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Pawtucket (red), Rhode Island (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Pawtucket 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 | 426.4(317) | 290.8(218) | 298.3(224) | 306.3(234) | 223.9(173) |
| Murder | 6.7(5) | 4.0(3) | 6.7(5) | 3.9(3) | 3.9(3) |
| Rape | 65.9(49) | 48.0(36) | 65.2(49) | 56.3(43) | 42.7(33) |
| Robbery | 48.4(36) | 46.7(35) | 58.6(44) | 56.3(43) | 35.0(27) |
| Aggravated assault | 305.3(227) | 192.1(144) | 167.8(126) | 189.8(145) | 142.4(110) |
| Property crime | 1907.4(1,418) | 2266.3(1,699) | 1693.7(1,272) | 1522.3(1,163) | 1240.1(958) |
| Burglary | 219.3(163) | 204.1(153) | 195.7(147) | 178.0(136) | 146.3(113) |
| Larceny | 1384.1(1,029) | 1738.1(1,303) | 1223.7(919) | 1095.5(837) | 872.5(674) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 283.8(211) | 312.1(234) | 261.0(196) | 242.1(185) | 209.7(162) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Pawtucket, 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 Pawtucket 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 Pawtucket calculated?
- Pawtucket'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 Pawtucket 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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