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In 2022, 172 violent crime incidents per 100,000 residents were reported to police in Rhode Island. This is 31 percent lower than the violent crime rate in 2012.

The crime rate in Rhode Island in 2022 was 55 percent lower than the United States average.

In 2022, 51 percent of violent crimes reported to police in Rhode Island were not solved. This is 9 percentage points lower than the unsolved rate in 2012.

  • Capital:  Providence
  • Population:  1,059,361
  • Area:  1,214 sq mi
  • Violent Crime Rank:  47th
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Featured Rhode Island Missing Cases

William Maerov

Missing: Jun 02, 2018
William Maerov, 22, was last seen on June 2, 2018, when he boarded a Piper Navajo aircraft in Rhode ...Read More

Stephen Harris

Missing: Nov 05, 1985
Stephen Harris, 20, was last seen on November 5, 1985, along with his 21-year-old brother Robert, in ...Read More

Bryan Nisenfeld

Missing: Feb 08, 1997
Bryan Nisenfeld, an 18-year-old freshman at Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island, was ...Read More

Wojciech Fudali

Missing: Dec 06, 2008
Wojciech Fudali, a 22-year-old University of Rhode Island graduate, was last seen on December 6, 200 ...Read More

Jon Riccio

Missing: Feb 11, 2006
Jon Riccio, a 35-year-old man from North Kingstown, Rhode Island, was last seen on February 11, 2006 ...Read More

William Hokanson, Jr.

Missing: Mar 25, 1990
William “Billy” Hokanson Jr., 19, and his father, William Hokanson Sr., went missing on March 25 ...Read More

Norman Baxter

Missing: Feb 15, 2017
Norman Baxter, 31, was last seen in West Warwick, Rhode Island, on February 15, 2017. He had left hi ...Read More

Heather Boisvert

Missing: Aug 01, 2017
Heather Christine Boisvert, age 26, was last seen on August 1, 2017, in Providence, Rhode Island. Sh ...Read More

Adam Emery

Missing: Nov 10, 1993
Adam Emery, a 31-year-old man from Warwick, Rhode Island, vanished on November 10, 1993, the same da ...Read More

Victor Blanco

Missing: May 15, 2007
Victor Blanco, 38, was last seen on May 15, 2007, in Providence, Rhode Island. He disappeared under ...Read More
Featured Rhode Island Murder Cases

Paul W. Zois

Murdered: Dec 29, 2020
Paul W. Zois, a 41-year-old man from Cranston, Rhode Island, was found dead on December 29, 2020, af ...Read More

Edelmiro Roman

Murdered: Apr 27, 2008
Edelmiro Roman, a 37-year-old man from Central Falls, Rhode Island, was tragically killed on April 2 ...Read More

Robert Amado

Murdered: Jun 23, 2014
Robert Amado, a 43-year-old man from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, was fatally shot on June 23, 2014, in ...Read More

Hernan Avila

Murdered: May 15, 2016
Hernan Avila, a 46-year-old man from North Providence, Rhode Island, was found dead on May 15, 2016, ...Read More

Gino DiLorenzo

Murdered: Dec 26, 1979
Gino DiLorenzo was a 36-year-old man from Johnstown, Rhode Island, whose life was tragically cut sho ...Read More

Douglas Cooper

Murdered: Mar 22, 2014
On the evening of March 22, 2014, in Providence, Rhode Island, 18-year-old Douglas Cooper was involv ...Read More

Joshua Costa

Murdered: Apr 16, 2021
On April 16, 2021, 31-year-old Joshua Costa was fatally shot at an auto repair shop on Harris Avenue ...Read More

Herbert Moore

Murdered: Apr 24, 1901
On April 24, 1901, Special Officer Herbert D. Moore of the Cumberland Police Department in Rhode Isl ...Read More

Yusef AVant

Murdered: Aug 13, 2014
On April 13, 2014, 42-year-old Yusef A'Vant was fatally shot at Krazy Kuts Barber Shop in East Provi ...Read More

Michelle Benvenuti

Murdered: Sep 30, 2018
Michelle Benvenuti, a 45-year-old woman from Woonsocket, Rhode Island, was found dead on September 3 ...Read More

Francis Rodriguez

Murdered: May 02, 2014
On May 2, 2014, 22-year-old Francis Rodriguez was fatally shot in a drive-by incident in Providence, ...Read More