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The Portsmouth crime rate is lower than the Rhode Island average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #12

Portsmouth, RI	613.09
Rhode Island	1,268.14
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Portsmouth, RI Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Portsmouth, RI	Count	0	5	1	7	35	142	7	0
	Portsmouth, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	28.7	5.7	40.1	200.6	813.8	40.1	0.0	516
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	2.4	24.0	50.1	132.5	457.1	1,542.8	173.7	NA	1,064
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Portsmouth, RI	Count	1	1	0	7	49	157	4	1
	Portsmouth, RI	Per 100,000	5.8	5.8	0.0	40.5	283.2	907.5	23.1	5.8	536
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	2.9	29.2	65.0	147.4	533.2	1,696.4	212.4	NA	1,232
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Portsmouth, RI	Count	0	0	0	5	53	188	10	5
	Portsmouth, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	28.9	305.8	1,084.8	57.7	28.9	483
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	3.2	27.4	67.9	153.9	566.4	1,755.7	250.2	NA	1,289
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Portsmouth, RI	Count	0	2	0	9	54	226	13	1
	Portsmouth, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	11.5	0.0	51.8	310.9	1,301.2	74.9	5.8	628
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	1.3	28.9	71.0	146.3	662.4	1,796.8	217.5	NA	1,306
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Portsmouth, RI	Count	0	2	1	9	105	190	11	7
	Portsmouth, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	11.9	5.9	53.4	623.3	1,127.9	65.3	41.6	750
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	2.8	28.1	74.1	151.6	581.5	1,747.2	227.9	NA	1,286
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Portsmouth, RI	Count	0	5	3	6	42	238	19	3
	Portsmouth, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	29.6	17.7	35.5	248.3	1,407.2	112.3	17.7	743
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	2.9	27.3	74.6	147.7	545.9	1,837.7	227.2	NA	1,286
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Portsmouth, RI	Count	0	5	0	11	55	228	7	5
	Portsmouth, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	29.6	0.0	65.2	325.8	1,350.8	41.5	29.6	736
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	2.8	26.4	83.7	136.7	547.2	1,988.9	304.5	NA	1,358
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Portsmouth, RI	Count	0	3	0	10	32	184	15	0
	Portsmouth, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	17.8	0.0	59.3	189.9	1,091.8	89.0	0.0	561
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	1.8	24.2	71.0	130.3	495.0	1,822.7	305.0	NA	1,240
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Portsmouth, RI	Count	0	5	1	7	58	143	13	2
	Portsmouth, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	29.4	5.9	41.2	341.3	841.6	76.5	11.8	617
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	2.6	26.7	68.8	129.4	507.2	1,744.2	335.5	NA	1,263
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Portsmouth, RI	Count	0	1	2	4	64	172	19	3
	Portsmouth, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	5.8	11.6	23.2	371.3	997.8	110.2	17.4	561
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	3.2	29.8	72.1	146.1	494.2	1,816.0	408.7	NA	1,356
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Portsmouth, RI	39.11
Rhode Island	20.67
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Portsmouth, RI Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Portsmouth, RI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Portsmouth, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Portsmouth, RI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Portsmouth, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Portsmouth, RI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Portsmouth, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	1.1	0.4	0.2	0.5	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Portsmouth, RI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Portsmouth, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	1.9	0.3	0.4	0.8	0.4	0.1	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Portsmouth, RI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Portsmouth, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	1.9	1.0	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Portsmouth, RI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Portsmouth, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	3.4	0.9	1.0	1.1	0.3	0.0	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Portsmouth, RI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Portsmouth, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	3.3	1.0	1.1	1.0	0.3	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Portsmouth, RI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Portsmouth, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	4.4	1.9	0.5	0.9	1.2	0.0	44
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Portsmouth, RI	Count	6	1	5	0	0	0
	Portsmouth, RI	Per 100,000	35.3	5.9	29.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	353
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	1.8	0.5	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Portsmouth, RI	1.79
Rhode Island	2.69
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Portsmouth, RI Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Portsmouth, RI	Count	32	30	2
	Portsmouth, RI	Per 100,000	183.4	171.9	11.5	1.78
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	296.3	236.6	59.6	2.66
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Portsmouth, RI	Count	34	32	2
	Portsmouth, RI	Per 100,000	196.5	185.0	11.6	1.91
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	290.6	231.5	59.2	2.61
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Portsmouth, RI	Count	34	32	2
	Portsmouth, RI	Per 100,000	196.2	184.6	11.5	1.90
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	289.9	234.0	55.9	2.62
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Portsmouth, RI	Count	34	33	1
	Portsmouth, RI	Per 100,000	195.8	190.0	5.8	1.93
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	294.0	236.8	57.2	2.65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Portsmouth, RI	Count	33	31	2
	Portsmouth, RI	Per 100,000	195.9	184.0	11.9	1.90
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	300.6	241.1	59.5	2.71
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Portsmouth, RI	Count	33	31	2
	Portsmouth, RI	Per 100,000	195.1	183.3	11.8	1.89
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	303.0	242.5	60.5	2.73
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Portsmouth, RI	Count	36	34	2
	Portsmouth, RI	Per 100,000	213.3	201.4	11.8	2.07
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	308.3	245.8	62.5	2.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Portsmouth, RI	Count	34	31	3
	Portsmouth, RI	Per 100,000	201.7	183.9	17.8	1.93
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	306.3	243.7	62.6	2.75
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Portsmouth, RI	Count	33	32	1
2005	Portsmouth, RI	Count	36	33	3