Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Providence, RI Crime Grade
How 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
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Rhode Island
10/10
vs. Rhode Island cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Providence, RI was 285.6 per 100,000 residents (558 incidents over a population of 195,376). That puts Providence Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 93% above the Rhode Island statewide rate of 147.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Providence (red), Rhode Island (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
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 | 398.1(740) | 343.3(649) | 312.8(593) | 282.4(547) | 285.6(558) |
| Murder | 11.3(21) | 3.7(7) | 5.8(11) | 6.2(12) | 1.5(3) |
| Rape | 43.0(80) | 36.5(69) | 35.9(68) | 21.7(42) | 29.2(57) |
| Robbery | 78.0(145) | 71.9(136) | 60.1(114) | 60.9(118) | 47.1(92) |
| Aggravated assault | 265.8(494) | 231.1(437) | 211.0(400) | 193.6(375) | 207.8(406) |
| Property crime | 2537.8(4,717) | 2541.5(4,805) | 1915.2(3,631) | 1665.6(3,226) | 1558.5(3,045) |
| Burglary | 273.3(508) | 203.6(385) | 157.2(298) | 118.8(230) | 105.9(207) |
| Larceny | 1886.3(3,506) | 1956.0(3,698) | 1489.0(2,823) | 1334.7(2,585) | 1272.4(2,486) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 375.0(697) | 378.2(715) | 267.4(507) | 211.7(410) | 175.6(343) |
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: Providence'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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