Rhode Island Crime Grades
F35 cities graded A+ through F based on 2024 FBI crime data. State overall score: 0/100 (High Risk).
FBI UCR Safety Grade Snapshot: Rhode Island
Rhode Island earned an overall safety grade of F (score: 0/100, High Risk) based on 2024 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 154.6 per 100,000 and property crime rate of 1040.1 per 100,000. PlainCrime graded 35 Rhode Island cities with reportable crime data against national benchmarks, producing an A+ through F score for each jurisdiction. Grades weigh violent and property crime rates: cities more than 50% below the national average typically earn A or A+, while cities significantly above average receive D or F ratings.
Across the 35 graded Rhode Island cities, 0 earned A+, 4 earned A, 5 received B, 5 landed at C, 9 received D, and 12 fell to F in the 2024 scoring. The highest-rated city is Portsmouth with a A grade (score: 79/100, violent rate 11.4/100K). The lowest-rated city is Woonsocket with a F grade (score: 0/100, violent rate 390.6/100K).
Roughly 11% of graded cities in Rhode Island achieved an A or A+ rating, while 60% received a D or F. Cities missing from this table either did not submit complete 2024 UCR data, fell below the minimum population threshold for reliable rate calculation, or report through consolidated agencies that aggregate into county or regional totals instead of individual city figures. Grade boundaries use the national violent and property crime rate averages for 2024 as the reference point, so grades are directly comparable between Rhode Island and other states on the site.
| # | Grade | City | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Portsmouth | 79 |
| 2 | A | Foster | 79 |
| 3 | A | Bristol | 77 |
| 4 | A | West Greenwich | 75 |
| 5 | B | Glocester | 71 |
| 6 | B | Burrillville | 66 |
| 7 | B | Richmond | 64 |
| 8 | B | Hopkinton | 62 |
| 9 | B | Jamestown | 61 |
| 10 | C | Little Compton | 59 |
| 11 | C | East Greenwich | 57 |
| 12 | C | Smithfield | 52 |
| 13 | C | Cumberland | 47 |
| 14 | C | Narragansett | 42 |
| 15 | D | North Smithfield | 39 |
| 16 | D | Westerly | 38 |
| 17 | D | North Kingstown | 38 |
| 18 | D | Tiverton | 37 |
| 19 | D | Coventry | 36 |
| 20 | D | East Providence | 34 |
| 21 | D | Barrington | 33 |
| 22 | D | Warwick | 31 |
| 23 | D | Lincoln | 27 |
| 24 | F | Cranston | 24 |
| 25 | F | North Providence | 20 |
| 26 | F | Warren | 13 |
| 27 | F | Charlestown | 12 |
| 28 | F | Johnston | 11 |
| 29 | F | Middletown | 11 |
| 30 | F | West Warwick | 6 |
| 31 | F | Newport | 0 |
| 32 | F | Providence | 0 |
| 33 | F | Pawtucket | 0 |
| 34 | F | Central Falls | 0 |
| 35 | F | Woonsocket | 0 |
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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, 2024. Safety scores based on violent and property crime rates vs. national averages published in FBI Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 8. Population figures reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable.
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