Safest Cities in Rhode Island
Top 28 cities (≥10,000 pop) by lowest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Portsmouth at 11.4/100K.
FBI UCR Safest-Cities Snapshot: Rhode Island
Rhode Island lists 28 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Portsmouth at 11.4/100K violent down to Woonsocket at 390.6/100K on this cut. That is a 379.2/100K spread inside the safest cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 114.5 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.
Portsmouth reported 2 violent and 61 property offenses on a 17,579 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 347/100K sits beside the 11.4/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Portsmouth, Bristol, East Greenwich, Smithfield, Burrillville.
Portsmouth offense desk
Portsmouth's 2024 violent book concentrates in aggravated assault (50% of 2 Part I violent offenses; mix index 5,000).
Portsmouth's violent rate fell 87.5% vs 2023 (90.8 → 11.4 per 100K) while staying #1 on this Rhode Island list.
Portsmouth 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 | Portsmouth | A+ | 17,579 | 11.4/100K | 347/100K |
| 2 | Bristol | A+ | 22,262 | 27/100K | 215.6/100K |
| 3 | East Greenwich | A+ | 14,957 | 33.4/100K | 601.7/100K |
| 4 | Smithfield | A | 22,414 | 35.7/100K | 928/100K |
| 5 | Burrillville | A+ | 16,728 | 41.8/100K | 304.9/100K |
| 6 | Glocester | A+ | 10,427 | 48/100K | 115.1/100K |
| 7 | Cumberland | A | 37,213 | 59.1/100K | 534.8/100K |
| 8 | North Smithfield | A | 12,796 | 62.5/100K | 1133.2/100K |
| 9 | Westerly | A | 23,540 | 63.7/100K | 913.3/100K |
| 10 | North Kingstown | A | 28,212 | 63.8/100K | 779.8/100K |
| 11 | Tiverton | A | 16,175 | 68/100K | 680.1/100K |
| 12 | Coventry | A | 36,388 | 68.7/100K | 961.9/100K |
| 13 | East Providence | A | 47,555 | 73.6/100K | 681.3/100K |
| 14 | Barrington | A | 17,286 | 75.2/100K | 700/100K |
| 15 | Warwick | A | 84,297 | 79.5/100K | 1147.1/100K |
| 16 | Narragansett | A | 14,591 | 82.2/100K | 404.4/100K |
| 17 | Lincoln | A | 23,308 | 85.8/100K | 1111.2/100K |
| 18 | Cranston | A | 83,815 | 93.1/100K | 1052.3/100K |
| 19 | North Providence | A | 34,355 | 104.8/100K | 634.6/100K |
| 20 | Warren | A | 11,286 | 115.2/100K | 735.4/100K |
| 21 | Johnston | A | 30,172 | 119.3/100K | 981/100K |
| 22 | Middletown | A | 16,680 | 119.9/100K | 791.4/100K |
| 23 | Newport | B | 24,957 | 176.3/100K | 1490.6/100K |
| 24 | West Warwick | A | 31,675 | 198.9/100K | 558.8/100K |
| 25 | Providence | C | 193,679 | 276.7/100K | 1657.9/100K |
| 26 | Pawtucket | C | 76,400 | 307.6/100K | 1511.8/100K |
| 27 | Central Falls | C | 22,881 | 323.4/100K | 1005.2/100K |
| 28 | Woonsocket | C | 43,776 | 390.6/100K | 1500.8/100K |
Rhode Island overview · Most dangerous cities · National safest cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.