Cranston, RI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Cranston, RI Summary

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

  • There were 960 total crimes committed in Cranston in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,145.4 total crimes per 100K people in Cranston.
  • The overall crime rate in Cranston is -45.95% below the national average.
  • Cranston ranks #30 safest out of 38 cities in Rhode Island.
  • Cranston ranks #4,931 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in Rhode Island

Cranston Vs Rhode Island And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cranston is 1,145.4 per 100,000 people. That's -45.95% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -3.42% lower than the Rhode Island total crime rate of 1,185.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cranston
/ 100k People
Rhode Island
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 960 1,145.4 1,185.9 2,119.2
Murder 1 1.2 2.1 5.0
Robbery 13 15.5 22.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 47 56.1 99.8 256.0
Violent Crime 78 93.1 153.6 359.0
Burglary 69 82.3 91.0 229.0
Larceny 734 875.7 820.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 79 94.3 120.9 259.0
Property Crime 882 1,052.3 1,032.4 1,760.0

Cranston Crime Compared To Rhode Island Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Rhode Island.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Cranston

78
Violent Crimes
93.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-74.08%
Below The National Average
  • There were 78 violent crimes in Cranston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cranston is 93.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,074.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cranston each year. That compares to a 1 in 651.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -74.08% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -39.39% lower than the Rhode Island violent crime rate of 153.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cranston

882
Property Crimes
1,052.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-40.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 882 property crimes in Cranston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cranston is 1,052.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 95.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cranston each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -40.21% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 1.93% higher than the Rhode Island property crime rate of 1,032.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cranston

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Providence, RI 193,679 3,747 1,934.6 1,657.9 276.7
Warwick, RI 84,297 1,034 1,226.6 1,147.1 79.5
Pawtucket, RI 76,400 1,390 1,819.4 1,511.8 307.6
East Providence, RI 47,555 359 754.9 681.3 73.6
Woonsocket, RI 43,776 828 1,891.4 1,500.8 390.6
Central Falls, RI 22,881 304 1,328.6 1,005.2 323.4
Somerset, MA 18,524 133 718.0 566.8 151.2

Cranston SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
8
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