East Providence, RI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

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 on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in East Providence:

  • There were 359 total crimes committed in East Providence in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 754.9 total crimes per 100K people in East Providence.
  • The overall crime rate in East Providence is -64.38% below the national average.
  • East Providence ranks #20 safest out of 38 cities in Rhode Island.
  • East Providence ranks #3,407 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

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 754.9 per 100,000 people. That's -64.38% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -36.34% lower than the Rhode Island total crime rate of 1,185.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
East Providence
/ 100k People
Rhode Island
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 359 754.9 1,185.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.1 5.0
Robbery 4 8.4 22.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 13 27.3 99.8 256.0
Violent Crime 35 73.6 153.6 359.0
Burglary 29 61.0 91.0 229.0
Larceny 258 542.5 820.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 37 77.8 120.9 259.0
Property Crime 324 681.3 1,032.4 1,760.0

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 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In East Providence

35
Violent Crimes
73.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-79.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 violent crimes in East Providence in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in East Providence is 73.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,358.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in East Providence each year. That compares to a 1 in 651.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -79.50% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -52.07% lower than the Rhode Island violent crime rate of 153.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In East Providence

324
Property Crimes
681.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-61.29%
Below The National Average
  • There were 324 property crimes in East Providence in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in East Providence is 681.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 146.8 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 -61.29% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -34.00% lower than the Rhode Island property crime rate of 1,032.4 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 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
Cranston, RI 83,815 960 1,145.4 1,052.3 93.1
Pawtucket, RI 76,400 1,390 1,819.4 1,511.8 307.6
Attleboro, MA 47,594 641 1,346.8 1,126.2 220.6
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
Foxborough, MA 18,793 169 899.3 617.3 282.0
Somerset, MA 18,524 133 718.0 566.8 151.2

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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