The 10 Safest Cities In Rhode Island For 2023

The 10 Safest Cities In Rhode Island For 2023

Scituate is the safest city in Rhode Island overall, but the only city on this list to not be in the top ten for violent crime. However, Scituate makes up for it by having the safest rate of property crime in the state, with nearly seven times fewer cases per capita than the national average. That's extra important for folks coming home after a day of picking fresh fruit at Barden Family Orchard and don't want to fend off berry thieves on the way home.

Scituate is located a half hour west of Providence.

Glocester is a town in Providence County just 20 miles northwest of the capital, and ranks as the second safest city in Rhode Island. Don't worry about getting your wallet snatched at Pulaski State Park, because Glocester has the second safest property crime rate in the state. The 20 property crimes that occurred in 2022 represent a rate eight times lower than the national average. There were also only 4 violent crimes committed, giving Glocester the sixth safest rate of violence in Rhode Island.

In central Washington County, Richmond is the third safest city in Rhode Island. Richmond residents had a 1 in 374 of being the victim of a property crime in 2022, the third safest rate statewide. There were also only 3 violent crimes committed in 2022, so violence is about as common as the seasonal change in Richmond. Richmond is home to Rhode Island's largest recreational area, which you can take advantage of in safety if you're into fishing or hiking.

Located just south of Bristol, Portsmouth is the fourth safest city in Rhode Island. Portsmouth had the seventh safest rate of property crime in the state, which is good news for a city that houses classic cars at the Newport Car Museum and wants to avoid any grand theft auto situations. Portsmouth also had the second safest rate of violent crime in the state, with nearly ten times less violence than average American city. Overall, Portsmouth has some of the safest streets statewide.

Jamestown is a town of 5,545 with some awe-inspiring crime statistics. Like having the eighth safest lowest property crime in Rhode Island.

You know a place is extra safe when, on average, fewer than one crime is committed each week. We wonder if the local police are bored with such meager criminal activity. You can stay out as late as you want at the family-friendly Jamestown without fear of an attack or theft. That's because there were only 1 violent crimes committed here over the past year.

Jamestown, located on Conanicut Island in Narragansett Bay, seems like as close as you'll find to island paradise in Rhode Island.

Bristol is the sixth safest town in Rhode Island, with the fourth safest rate of both property and violent crime. Bristol residents had a 1 in 1,851 of being the victim of a violent crime in 2022, a chance about eight times lower than the national average. On top of that, there were under two property crimes committed a week on average, which is quite low for a town of 22,220.

It's good that you don't have to worry about taking time to smell the roses in Bristol, especially at the gardens at Blithewold Mansion. Bristol is just a half hour southeast of Providence.

Located in the southwestern part of the Rhode Island, Hopkinton jumped up nine spots to earn the ranking of seventh safest city in the state this year. Hopkinton had the tenth safest rate of violent crime in the state, with about eight times less violent crime than the national average. So you won't need a security detail for your hike at Arcadia Management Area.

Hopkinton also averaged just one property crime a week, meaning it's one of the safest places in Rhode Island to leave your door unlocked.

A short half hour's drive down I-95 takes you from West Greenwich, Rhode Island, to the state capital of Providence. Despite this proximity to Rhode Island's biggest city, West Greenwich maintains a rural character. Once there, you can forget about urban problems, especially crime. West Greenwich ranks as the number 8 safest communities in Rhode Island.

In fact, crime is nearly nonexistent in the town. With a population of 6,727, West Greenwich saw just 34 over the course of a year. That equates to a per-capita rate of 505/100k people.

For violent crimes, West Greenwich experienced just 2 such violations in a year. That gave the town the fourth safest healthiest violent-crime rate in the state.

West Greenwich has a median income of $65747 and a median home price of $278500.

South Kingstown is the most populous place to make this list and ranks as the ninth safest city in the Ocean State. South Kingstown had the ninth safest rate of both property and violent crime, with about four times less property and eight times less violent crime than the national average. So you don't have to worry about any criminal activity when you're out for a day at East Matunuck State Beach.

South Kingstown is the county seat of Washington County in the southern part of the state.

Smithfield, Rhode Island, sits to the northwest of Providence, the state's capital and main population center. This puts it about 20 minutes from the city center, as well as a little over an hour's drive from nearby Boston. Along with this spectacular location, Smithfield represents the number 10 safest spot in Rhode Island.

The town experienced just 113 property crimes and 9 violent crimes over the course of the year. There were only 7 burglaries and 8 rapes during that time. Given its population of 21,762 people, those figures give Smithfield a total crime rate of 560/100k people.

With a history going back to 1660, Smithfield has some cultural significance as well. It is also home to Bryant University. The area sports a median income of $65747 and an unemployment rate of 6.93. The median home price in the community hovers at $278500.

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