Ranking of Rhode Island Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2017

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, the Rhode Island city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Providence (6,901), followed by Pawtucket (2,115), Warwick (1,489), Cranston (1,369), and Woonsocket (1,180).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2017, and the table below shows the ranking of Rhode Island cities with high number of Total crimes.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in Rhode Island, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Total crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Rhode Island cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2017
Providence
Pawtucket
Warwick
Cranston
Woonsocket
Newport
East Providence
Coventry
Central Falls
Lincoln
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2017
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Providence 6901
2 Pawtucket 2115
3 Warwick 1489
4 Cranston 1369
5 Woonsocket 1180
6 Newport 854
7 East Providence 655
8 Coventry 548
9 Central Falls 496
10 Lincoln 436
11 Johnston 407
12 Westerly 403
13 West Warwick 391
14 North Providence 343
15 North Kingstown 292
16 Cumberland 287
17 Smithfield 250
18 South Kingstown 213
19 North Smithfield 212
20 Tiverton 211
21 Middletown 195
22 Warren 156
23 East Greenwich 143
24 Barrington 139
25 Narragansett 118
26 Burrillville 113
26 Portsmouth 113
27 Bristol 112
28 Hopkinton 105
29 Charlestown 72
30 West Greenwich 67
31 Richmond 53
32 Scituate 49
33 Foster 39
34 Glocester 36
35 Little Compton 35
36 Jamestown 33
37 New Shoreham 18