Rhode Island Crime Grades: A-F Safety Ratings for 35 Cities (2024)

Statewide grade A

35 cities graded A+ through F based on 2024 FBI crime data. State overall score: 76/100 (Safe).

What is Rhode Island’s crime safety grade?

Rhode Island earned an overall safety grade of A (score: 76/100, Safe) 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, 11 earned A+, 19 earned A, 1 received B, 4 landed at C, 0 received D, and 0 fell to F in the 2024 scoring. The highest-rated city is Portsmouth with a A+ grade (score: 96/100, violent rate 11.4/100K). The lowest-rated city is Woonsocket with a C grade (score: 48/100, violent rate 390.6/100K).

Roughly 86% of graded cities in Rhode Island achieved an A or A+ rating, while 0% 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.

A safety grade condenses several FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) measures into a single letter, ranking each state's violent and property crime rates against the national distribution rather than a fixed cutoff. A high grade therefore means a state compares well to its peers in a given year, not that it is free of crime. Grades move as the underlying rates move and as agency reporting completeness shifts from year to year. Two states with the same letter can have very different profiles: one may carry a higher violent-crime rate offset by low property crime, the other the reverse. Use the grade as a quick orientation, then read the component rates beneath it to see what is actually driving the number for this state.

A+

11 cities

19 cities

1 cities

4 cities

0 cities

Portsmouth

11.4
Foster

21.9
West Greenwich

14.6
Bristol

27
Glocester

48
Burrillville

41.8
Richmond

48.3
Little Compton

27.8

What this shows Portsmouth reports the lowest violent-crime rate in Rhode Island. At 11.4 per 100K, it runs well below the Rhode Island average of 154.6. These eight cities anchor the safe end of the state.

#	Grade	City	Score	Violent Rate	Property Rate	Population
1	A+	Portsmouth	96	11.4/100K	347/100K	17,579
2	A+	Foster	96	21.9/100K	240.8/100K	4,569
3	A+	West Greenwich	95	14.6/100K	409.7/100K	6,835
4	A+	Bristol	95	27/100K	215.6/100K	22,262
5	A+	Glocester	94	48/100K	115.1/100K	10,427
6	A+	Burrillville	93	41.8/100K	304.9/100K	16,728
7	A+	Richmond	93	48.3/100K	277.7/100K	8,282
8	A+	Little Compton	92	27.8/100K	612.5/100K	3,592
9	A+	Hopkinton	92	46.9/100K	340.1/100K	8,527
10	A+	Jamestown	92	54.1/100K	288.3/100K	5,550
11	A+	East Greenwich	91	33.4/100K	601.7/100K	14,957
12	A	Cumberland	89	59.1/100K	534.8/100K	37,213
13	A	Smithfield	88	35.7/100K	928/100K	22,414
14	A	Narragansett	88	82.2/100K	404.4/100K	14,591
15	A	North Kingstown	87	63.8/100K	779.8/100K	28,212
16	A	Tiverton	87	68/100K	680.1/100K	16,175
17	A	East Providence	87	73.6/100K	681.3/100K	47,555
18	A	Westerly	86	63.7/100K	913.3/100K	23,540
19	A	Barrington	86	75.2/100K	700/100K	17,286
20	A	Coventry	85	68.7/100K	961.9/100K	36,388
21	A	North Smithfield	84	62.5/100K	1133.2/100K	12,796
22	A	North Providence	84	104.8/100K	634.6/100K	34,355
23	A	Warwick	82	79.5/100K	1147.1/100K	84,297
24	A	Lincoln	82	85.8/100K	1111.2/100K	23,308
25	A	Cranston	82	93.1/100K	1052.3/100K	83,815
26	A	Warren	82	115.2/100K	735.4/100K	11,286
27	A	Charlestown	82	146.8/100K	416.1/100K	8,172
28	A	Middletown	81	119.9/100K	791.4/100K	16,680
29	A	Johnston	80	119.3/100K	981/100K	30,172
30	A	West Warwick	75	198.9/100K	558.8/100K	31,675
31	B	Newport	69	176.3/100K	1490.6/100K	24,957
32	C	Central Falls	59	323.4/100K	1005.2/100K	22,881
33	C	Providence	58	276.7/100K	1657.9/100K	193,679
34	C	Pawtucket	56	307.6/100K	1511.8/100K	76,400
35	C	Woonsocket	48	390.6/100K	1500.8/100K	43,776

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rhode Island's overall crime safety grade?

Rhode Island has an overall safety grade of A (score: 76/100). This is based on the state's aggregate violent crime rate of 154.6 per 100K and property crime rate of 1040.1 per 100K compared to national averages.

How many cities in Rhode Island have an A+ safety grade?

11 cities in Rhode Island earned an A+ safety grade (2024), meaning their crime rates are well below the national average. 19 additional cities earned an A grade.

Which is the safest city in Rhode Island?

Portsmouth is the highest-rated city in Rhode Island with a A+ grade (score: 96/100). Its violent crime rate is 11.4 per 100K.

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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. Verify with FBI.gov UCR and Census.gov QuickFacts.

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