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

Crime Index, #16

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.

Rhode Island Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Rhode Island	Count	25	253	529	1,398	4,823	16,279	1,833	NA
	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	Rhode Island	Count	31	307	684	1,550	5,607	17,838	2,233	NA
	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	Rhode Island	Count	34	288	713	1,616	5,949	18,440	2,628	NA
	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	Rhode Island	Count	14	304	746	1,538	6,964	18,890	2,287	NA
	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	Rhode Island	Count	29	296	780	1,596	6,121	18,390	2,399	NA
	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	Rhode Island	Count	31	287	786	1,556	5,749	19,355	2,393	NA
	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	Rhode Island	Count	29	277	879	1,436	5,750	20,899	3,200	NA
	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	Rhode Island	Count	19	256	751	1,378	5,236	19,281	3,226	NA
	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	Rhode Island	Count	28	285	735	1,381	5,415	18,621	3,582	NA
	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	Rhode Island	Count	34	321	776	1,572	5,318	19,544	4,398	NA
	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

Rhode Island	20.56
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.

Rhode Island Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Rhode Island	Count	4	1	1	1	1	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	Rhode Island	Count	7	4	2	0	1	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	Rhode Island	Count	12	4	2	5	1	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	Rhode Island	Count	20	3	4	8	4	1
	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	Rhode Island	Count	20	10	5	3	1	1
	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	Rhode Island	Count	36	10	11	12	3	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	Rhode Island	Count	35	10	12	10	3	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	Rhode Island	Count	47	20	5	9	13	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	Rhode Island	Count	19	5	9	4	1	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

Rhode Island	2.59
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.

Rhode Island Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Rhode Island	Count	3,126	2,497	629
	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	Rhode Island	Count	3,056	2,434	622
	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	Rhode Island	Count	3,045	2,458	587
	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	Rhode Island	Count	3,091	2,490	601
	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	Rhode Island	Count	3,164	2,538	626
	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	Rhode Island	Count	3,191	2,554	637
	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	Rhode Island	Count	3,240	2,583	657
	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	Rhode Island	Count	3,240	2,578	662
	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	Rhode Island	Count	3,223	2,561	662
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	301.9	239.9	62.0	2.71
	U.S.	Per 100,000	348.5	241.3	107.2	2.95
2005	Rhode Island	Count	3,206	2,551	655
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	299.6	238.4	61.2	2.69
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.1	241.1	106.0	2.94