East Providence, RI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In East Providence, RI Summary

Crime in East Providence research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in East Providence over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in East Providence:

  • There were 422 total crimes committed in East Providence the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 904.5 total crimes per 100K people in East Providence.
  • The overall crime rate in East Providence is -61.08% below the national average.
  • East Providence ranks #23 safest out of 38 cities in Rhode Island.
  • East Providence ranks #3,410 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

Additional research about crime in Rhode Island

East Providence Vs Rhode Island And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in East Providence is 904.5 per 100,000 people. That's -61.08% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -38.73% lower than the Rhode Island total crime rate of 1,476.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
East Providence
/ 100k People
Rhode Island
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 422 904.5 1,476.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.0 6.3
Robbery 4 8.6 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 17 36.4 157.5 268.2
Violent Crime 31 66.4 230.8 369.8
Burglary 50 107.2 166.8 269.8
Larceny 295 632.3 935.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 46 98.6 142.7 282.7
Property Crime 391 838.1 1,245.5 1,954.4

East Providence Crime Compared To Rhode Island Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Rhode Island.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In East Providence

31
Violent Crimes
66.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-82.03%
Below The National Average
  • There were 31 violent crimes in East Providence in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in East Providence is 66.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,505.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in East Providence each year. That compares to a 1 in 433.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -82.03% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -71.21% lower than the Rhode Island violent crime rate of 230.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In East Providence

391
Property Crimes
838.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-57.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 391 property crimes in East Providence in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in East Providence is 838.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 119.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in East Providence each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -57.12% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -32.71% lower than the Rhode Island property crime rate of 1,245.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around East Providence

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Providence, RI 189,064 5,429 2,871.5 2,531.4 340.1
Warwick, RI 82,966 1,230 1,482.5 1,406.6 75.9
Cranston, RI 82,205 1,048 1,274.9 1,155.6 119.2
Pawtucket, RI 74,967 1,904 2,539.8 2,253.0 286.8
Attleboro, MA 46,942 624 1,329.3 1,077.9 251.4
Woonsocket, RI 42,925 960 2,236.5 1,786.8 449.6
Central Falls, RI 22,340 356 1,593.6 1,190.7 402.9
Foxborough, MA 18,549 171 921.9 673.9 248.0
Somerset, MA 18,317 194 1,059.1 829.8 229.3

East Providence SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
9.5
Education
7
Commute
8
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