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Providence Crime Rate Report (Rhode Island)

Providence crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 26 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Providence for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Providence in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 12.36% and the city property crime rate in Providence was higher than the national property crime rate average but only by 2.05%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Providence was higher than the violent crime rate in Rhode Island by 99.27% and the city property crime rate in Providence was higher than the property crime rate in Rhode Island by 72.01%.

Property and Violent Crime
Providence Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Providence Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Providence Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault406
Arson9
Burglary208
Larceny and Theft2,509
Motor Vehicle Theft343
Murder and Manslaughter4
Rape59
Robbery92
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)4,201
Property Crime3,060
Violent Crime561
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault358
Arson0
Burglary0
Larceny and Theft2,343
Motor Vehicle Theft565
Murder and Manslaughter10
Rape38
Robbery51
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)5,102
Property Crime3,961
Violent Crime457

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Providence Property Crime

Providence Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Providence Crime 2025

Providence Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Providence Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Providence Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Providence, Rhode Island crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Providence crime report data for 2026 was projected from 26 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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