Zip 02912 (Providence, RI) Crime

The crime rate in 02912 Providence, RI is higher than the average for the United States. The violent crime rate is 30.4, which is 7.7 points higher than the national average of 22.7. The property crime rate is also higher than the national average, coming in at 53.1 compared to 35.4 for the US average. This highlights that Providence has a high crime problem compared to other cities and towns across America, and steps should be taken to reduce the instances of both violent and property crimes in the area so that its citizens can feel safe within their community once again.

NOTE: The city of Providence, Rhode Island does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Dighton, Massachusetts. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Dighton, Rhode Island. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Providence, RI Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	737.8	18.9	51.7	348.1	319.1	7358.8	1443.4	4172.5	1742.9
2001	822.8	13.1	63.3	339.3	407.1	7265.6	1302.4	4212.1	1751.1
2002	734.9	13	61.5	310.5	350	7090.7	1233.9	4241.9	1614.9
2003	788.3	10.2	75.2	291	412	6263	950.5	3817.8	1494.7
2004	611	9.6	53.1	232.6	315.6	5872.5	953.2	3620.6	1298.7
2005	680.4	11.3	59.8	239	370.4	5143.4	1034.4	2832.7	1276.3
2006	554	6.3	29.6	216	302.1	4893.1	995.1	2910.2	987.7
2007	560.1	6.3	24.8	213	316	4756	941.8	2914.5	899.7
2008	679.7	7	25.7	291.3	355.6	5301.1	1096.7	3334.6	869.8
2009	688.6	13.4	29.1	230.1	415.9	4654.4	1063.1	2963.9	627.4
2010	707.6	8.7	43.1	236.1	419.7	4796.4	1185.6	2959.8	651.1
2012	636.9	9.6	47.2	203.5	376.7	4484.4	1084.4	2745.6	654.4
2013	623.3	6.7	54.2	204	358.3	4457.6	1021.9	2897.9	537.8
2014	518.9	10.1	50.4	161.8	296.7	3821.7	932.6	2444	445
2015	567.1	8.4	60.7	157.1	340.9	3389	714.1	2370.7	304.1
2016	574.9	5.6	62.5	167.3	339.6		643.5	2304
2017	533.8	6.7	57.8	141.8	327.5	3294.3	563.2	2408.6	322.5
2018	454.6	5.6	60.5	137.6	250.9	3152	516.7	2328.9	306.4
2019	496.2	7.2	59	134.1	295.9	3011.2	397.7	2349.8	263.7

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Providence, RI	496.2	3,011.2	173,719	1	2019
East Providence, RI	130.3	1,046.4	48,668	3	2019
Pawtucket, RI	406.8	2,276.8	71,062	4	2019
North Providence, RI	134.7	637.0	32,039	4	2019
Seekonk, MA	170.4	1,540.3	13,400	4	2019
Central Falls, RI	422.2	1,487.9	18,818	4	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Dighton, MA	107.7	699.9	7,157	13	2016
Plainville, MA	64.6	517.2	9,334	13	2019
Blackstone, MA	139.9	226.0	9,138	16	2019
Berkley, MA	117.7	279.5	6,257	17	2019
Millville, MA	153.9	430.9	2,857	17	2019
Foster, RI	63.4	570.8	4,600	17	2019

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