In 2025, Providence police reported 560 violent crimes (287 per 100,000 residents), including 4 murders, 92 robberies and 405 aggravated assaults, plus 3,069 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 195,376. Violent-crime rate rank: 1 of 3 large Rhode Island cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency RI0040900, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence | 287 | 560 | 4 | 1,571 | Totals |
| Cranston | 89 | 75 | 1 | 877 | Totals |
| Warwick | 87 | 73 | 0 | 898 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Providence's violent-crime rate of 287 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 2 times the Rhode Island rate (144) and 11% lower than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 349 residents, or about 10.8 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Providence ranks 245th for violent crime, in the lower half, and 238th for murder (4 murders, 2 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 72% of Providence's violent crimes and robberies 16%, close to the national robbery share of 15%.
Property crime ran 1,571 per 100,000, 74% higher than Rhode Island overall. Providence police logged 344 vehicle thefts (176 per 100,000, 224th of 351; Rhode Island: 104) and 208 burglaries (106 per 100,000, 25% higher than the state).
The closest city we cover is Cranston, 5 miles southwest; its violent-crime rate (89) is less than half Providence's.
Out-of-state cities near Providence's size (195,376 residents): Birmingham, AL at 1,239 violent crimes per 100,000 and Montgomery, AL at 645.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Providence had 287 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 2 times the statewide 144. It is 1st highest of the 3 Rhode Island cities on this site; Cranston is next at 89. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Providence police reported 4 murders for 2025, a rate of 2 per 100,000 residents. The Rhode Island rate was 1.7 and the national rate 4.1.
344 vehicles were reported stolen in Providence in 2025, 176 per 100,000 residents. That is 10% lower than the national rate of 195 and ranks 224th of 351 cities on this site.