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The Providence crime rate is much higher than the Rhode Island average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #32

Providence, RI	2,652.58
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.

Providence, RI Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Providence, RI	Count	18	90	289	530	1,666	4,366	795	24
	Providence, RI	Per 100,000	10.1	50.4	161.8	296.7	932.6	2,444.0	445.0	13.4	2,243
	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	Providence, RI	Count	12	97	365	641	1,828	5,184	962	22
	Providence, RI	Per 100,000	6.7	54.2	204.0	358.3	1,021.9	2,897.9	537.8	12.3	2,541
	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	Providence, RI	Count	17	84	362	670	1,929	4,884	1,164	24
	Providence, RI	Per 100,000	9.6	47.2	203.5	376.7	1,084.4	2,745.6	654.4	13.5	2,618
	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
2010	Providence, RI	Count	15	74	405	720	2,034	5,078	1,117	36
	Providence, RI	Per 100,000	8.7	43.1	236.1	419.7	1,185.6	2,959.8	651.1	21.0	2,780
	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	Providence, RI	Count	23	50	395	714	1,825	5,088	1,077	43
	Providence, RI	Per 100,000	13.4	29.1	230.1	415.9	1,063.1	2,963.9	627.4	25.0	2,695
	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	Providence, RI	Count	12	44	498	608	1,875	5,701	1,487	31
	Providence, RI	Per 100,000	7.0	25.7	291.3	355.6	1,096.7	3,334.6	869.8	18.1	2,844
	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	Providence, RI	Count	11	43	370	549	1,636	5,063	1,563	26
	Providence, RI	Per 100,000	6.3	24.8	213.0	316.0	941.8	2,914.5	899.7	15.0	2,504
	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	Providence, RI	Count	11	52	379	530	1,746	5,106	1,733	3
	Providence, RI	Per 100,000	6.3	29.6	216.0	302.1	995.1	2,910.2	987.7	1.7	2,587
	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	Providence, RI	Count	20	106	424	657	1,835	5,025	2,264	NA
	Providence, RI	Per 100,000	11.3	59.8	239.0	370.4	1,034.4	2,832.7	1,276.3	NA	3,060
	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

Providence, RI	54.44
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.

Providence, RI Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Providence, RI	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Providence, RI	Per 100,000	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0	5
	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	Providence, RI	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Providence, RI	Per 100,000	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0	5
	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	Providence, RI	Count	4	2	1	1	0	0
	Providence, RI	Per 100,000	2.2	1.1	0.6	0.6	0.0	0.0	22
	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	Providence, RI	Count	10	0	1	4	4	1
	Providence, RI	Per 100,000	5.6	0.0	0.6	2.2	2.2	0.6	56
	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	Providence, RI	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Providence, RI	Per 100,000	0.6	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5
	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	Providence, RI	Count	12	1	4	6	1	0
	Providence, RI	Per 100,000	7.0	0.6	2.3	3.5	0.6	0.0	69
	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	Providence, RI	Count	16	3	9	2	2	0
	Providence, RI	Per 100,000	9.4	1.8	5.3	1.2	1.2	0.0	93
	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	Providence, RI	Count	41	15	5	8	13	0
	Providence, RI	Per 100,000	23.6	8.6	2.9	4.6	7.5	0.0	236
	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	Providence, RI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Providence, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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

Providence, RI	2.76
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.

Providence, RI Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Providence, RI	Count	533	443	90
	Providence, RI	Per 100,000	298.4	248.0	50.4	2.73
	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	Providence, RI	Count	504	410	94
	Providence, RI	Per 100,000	281.7	229.2	52.5	2.55
	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	Providence, RI	Count	517	427	90
	Providence, RI	Per 100,000	290.6	240.0	50.6	2.65
	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	Providence, RI	Count	561	471	90
	Providence, RI	Per 100,000	315.5	264.9	50.6	2.90
	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	Providence, RI	Count	582	483	99
	Providence, RI	Per 100,000	339.2	281.5	57.7	3.10
	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	Providence, RI	Count	561	471	90
	Providence, RI	Per 100,000	326.8	274.4	52.4	3.01
	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	Providence, RI	Count	581	484	97
	Providence, RI	Per 100,000	339.8	283.1	56.7	3.11
	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	Providence, RI	Count	576	484	92
	Providence, RI	Per 100,000	331.6	278.6	53.0	3.05
	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	Providence, RI	Count	579	480	99
2005	Providence, RI	Count	568	480	88