Most Dangerous Cities in Rhode Island
Top 28 cities (≥10,000 pop) by highest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Woonsocket at 390.6/100K.
FBI UCR Highest-Crime Snapshot: Rhode Island
Rhode Island lists 28 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Woonsocket at 390.6/100K violent down to Portsmouth at 11.4/100K on this highest-crime cut. That is a 379.2/100K spread inside the elevated cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 114.5 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.
Woonsocket reported 171 violent and 657 property offenses on a 43,776 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 1500.8/100K sits beside the 390.6/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Woonsocket, Central Falls, Pawtucket, Providence, West Warwick.
Woonsocket offense desk
Woonsocket's 2024 violent book concentrates in aggravated assault (63% of 171 Part I violent offenses; mix index 4,640).
Woonsocket's violent rate fell 10.2% vs 2023 (435.2 → 390.6 per 100K) while staying #1 on this Rhode Island highest-crime list.
Woonsocket violent offense mix (2024)
Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on Part I violent shares for the #1 city only, distinct from the per-100K ranking table.
| # | City | Grade | Population | Violent Crime Rate | Property Crime Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woonsocket | C | 43,776 | 390.6/100K | 1500.8/100K |
| 2 | Central Falls | C | 22,881 | 323.4/100K | 1005.2/100K |
| 3 | Pawtucket | C | 76,400 | 307.6/100K | 1511.8/100K |
| 4 | Providence | C | 193,679 | 276.7/100K | 1657.9/100K |
| 5 | West Warwick | A | 31,675 | 198.9/100K | 558.8/100K |
| 6 | Newport | B | 24,957 | 176.3/100K | 1490.6/100K |
| 7 | Middletown | A | 16,680 | 119.9/100K | 791.4/100K |
| 8 | Johnston | A | 30,172 | 119.3/100K | 981/100K |
| 9 | Warren | A | 11,286 | 115.2/100K | 735.4/100K |
| 10 | North Providence | A | 34,355 | 104.8/100K | 634.6/100K |
| 11 | Cranston | A | 83,815 | 93.1/100K | 1052.3/100K |
| 12 | Lincoln | A | 23,308 | 85.8/100K | 1111.2/100K |
| 13 | Narragansett | A | 14,591 | 82.2/100K | 404.4/100K |
| 14 | Warwick | A | 84,297 | 79.5/100K | 1147.1/100K |
| 15 | Barrington | A | 17,286 | 75.2/100K | 700/100K |
| 16 | East Providence | A | 47,555 | 73.6/100K | 681.3/100K |
| 17 | Coventry | A | 36,388 | 68.7/100K | 961.9/100K |
| 18 | Tiverton | A | 16,175 | 68/100K | 680.1/100K |
| 19 | North Kingstown | A | 28,212 | 63.8/100K | 779.8/100K |
| 20 | Westerly | A | 23,540 | 63.7/100K | 913.3/100K |
| 21 | North Smithfield | A | 12,796 | 62.5/100K | 1133.2/100K |
| 22 | Cumberland | A | 37,213 | 59.1/100K | 534.8/100K |
| 23 | Glocester | A+ | 10,427 | 48/100K | 115.1/100K |
| 24 | Burrillville | A+ | 16,728 | 41.8/100K | 304.9/100K |
| 25 | Smithfield | A | 22,414 | 35.7/100K | 928/100K |
| 26 | East Greenwich | A+ | 14,957 | 33.4/100K | 601.7/100K |
| 27 | Bristol | A+ | 22,262 | 27/100K | 215.6/100K |
| 28 | Portsmouth | A+ | 17,579 | 11.4/100K | 347/100K |
Rhode Island overview · Safest cities · National most dangerous cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.