North Providence, RI carries a PlainCrime A safety grade with violent crime 70% below the U.S. average
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, North Providence, RI shows violent crime at 104.8 per 100,000 residents and property crime at 634.6 per 100,000. Violent crime runs 70% below the U.S. average. PlainCrime assigns grade A from those rates. Figures are voluntary agency submissions joined to population denominators; incomplete coverage can move the number.
A safety grade
104.8/100K violent
634.6/100K property
-70% vs U.S.
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for North Providence, RI
Comparable rate records
North Providence's closest reported-rate comparisons are in the Rhode Island cohort
The nearest comparable 2024 records to North Providence's 104.8 violent-crime rate per 100,000 are Warren (115.2), Cranston (93.1), Johnston (119.3), Middletown (119.9). These are same-year agency submissions that pass the same completeness screen, not a claim that the cities have identical conditions. They make the cohort position above checkable against named records instead of a generic state average.
2020–2024 direction
The reported violent-crime rate ended the window lower
Across 5 comparable reporting years, the rate moved from 156.2 per 100,000 in 2020 to 104.8 in 2024 (-32.9%). The highest observed value was 156.2 in 2020 and the lowest 94.5 in 2023. Years whose submission failed the completeness test are left out of this comparison rather than plotted as change.
Position in the state cohort
North Providence sits mid-pack among comparable Rhode Island cities
At 104.8 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, North Providence ranks 11 of 35 — above 24 of the 34 other Rhode Island cities whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test. That is +53.3% against the cohort median of 68.4. Cities that did not report, or that reported implausibly low totals, are excluded from this cohort rather than counted as low-crime.
Offense mix
Violent offenses make up an unusually large share of the reported mix
Violent offenses are 14.2% of the 254 Part I offenses reported in North Providence for 2024, against a median of 10.3% across comparable Rhode Island cities — a gap of 3.9 points. Offense mix is shaped by which agencies report and how incidents are classified as well as by the underlying offenses, so it describes the reported record rather than a settled difference in conditions.
Property counts dominate North Providence's FBI UCR Table 8 municipal row. Per-100,000 rates use the reporting-year population on that row; cities that fail the completeness test stay out of rate rankings. A citywide figure rarely describes any single neighbourhood inside the municipal boundary.
Mid-size municipal totals above are reported offenses, not safety advice for any single block. Reporting completeness still varies by year and agency.
North Providence's 2024 municipal footprint
Across 5.6 Census sq mi, North Providence logged 38.7 property and 6.4 violent offenses per square mile in 2024.
North Providence's 2024 book concentrates in larceny-theft (63% of 254 offenses; mix index 4,415).
Violent offenses are only 14% of the municipal total - a property-led book.
Density uses Census Gazetteer land area (5.6 sq mi); mix index is HHI x 10,000 on the offense-type shares above. Distinct from the per-100K rates in the hero.
Property rate moved most (2023→2024)
Property Crime Rate
-27.1%
870.7 → 634.6/100K
Violent Crime Rate
+10.9%
94.5 → 104.8/100K
Property offenses lead North Providence's 2024 record
Offense
Count
Rate /100K
vs US avg
Property Crime
218
634.6
1711
Larceny-Theft
161
468.6
-
Motor Vehicle Theft
42
122.3
-
Burglary
15
43.7
-
Arson
3
8.7
-
Violent Crime
36
104.8
352
Aggravated Assault
21
61.1
-
Rape
10
29.1
-
Robbery
5
14.6
-
Murder
0
0
-
North Providence Crime Trend (2020-2024)
North Providence property crime rate trend
Lead series · rose across 5 comparable years · FBI UCR
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · split lines are the U.S. national averages
North Providence Police Department
Reporting agency for North Providence NIBRS-participating
North Providence Police Department filed the 2024 UCR row behind North Providence's 254 reported offenses (5-year span 2020-2024).
This agency reports via NIBRS, the incident-based system that captures more detail per offense (multiple crimes per incident, victim/offender data) than the older summary counts.
Similar-Size Cities in Rhode Island
Crime rates read differently at different scales, so these are the Rhode Island cities closest to North Providence in population. Their populations run from 23,540 to 43,776, against 34,355 here. Or use our
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North Providence at 104.8/100K violent and 634.6/100K property - matched below outside Rhode Island (≥10k pop, latest UCR vintage; not the in-state lists above).
How many crimes were reported in North Providence?
In 2024, North Providence reported 36 violent crimes and 218 property crimes, for a total of 254 reported offenses.
Is crime increasing or decreasing in North Providence?
From 2023 to 2024, North Providence's violent crime rate increased by 10.9%, and the property crime rate decreased by 27.1%.
What is the most common crime in North Providence?
The most common crime type in North Providence is larceny-theft, accounting for 63.4% of all reported crimes (161 incidents in 2024).
Mid-size read: North Providence figures are FBI UCR CIUS Table 8 (vintage 2024), population-adjusted per 100,000.
Denominators are the reporting-year population on the municipal row. Incomplete years are dropped from rankings. Confirm at FBI Crime Data Explorer and Census.gov QuickFacts.
Disclaimer (mid-size municipal): figures are informational, not advice. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program is the source. Consult a professional before decisions.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program CIUS Table 8 municipal crime rates · 2024 North Providence, RI rates use the reporting-year population on the municipal row.