Rhode Island

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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

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

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

Frank Mazzella

Missing: Feb 07, 1999
Frank Mazzella, 39 years old, was last seen on the morning of February 7, 1999, at his apartment on ...Read More

Katrina McVeigh

Missing: Jun 17, 1992
Katrina McVeigh, a 27-year-old woman from Woonsocket, Rhode Island, was last seen on June 17, 1992, ...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

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

Robert Harris

Missing: Nov 05, 1985
Robert Harris, age 21, went missing on November 5, 1985, from Jamestown, Rhode Island, alongside his ...Read More

Albert Vigneau

Missing: Oct 30, 1980
Albert Vigneau, a 30-year-old man from Warwick, Rhode Island, disappeared on October 30, 1980, along ...Read More

Doreen Marfeo

Missing: Mar 29, 1990
Doreen Marfeo, a 34-year-old woman from Johnston, Rhode Island, was last seen on March 29, 1990. She ...Read More

Donald Connell

Missing: Dec 02, 1986
Donald Connell, a 28-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran, went missing from Newport, Rhode Island, on ...Read More
Featured Rhode Island Murder Cases

Nicole Parsons Bucki

Murdered: Sep 11, 2001
Did the events of September 11th prevent the solving of a murder in a close-knit Rhode Island town? ...Read More

Kimberly Morse

Murdered: Jan 19, 2000
Kimberly Morse, a 32-year-old woman from North Providence, Rhode Island, was brutally murdered in he ...Read More

John Kieron

Murdered: Nov 23, 2011
John Kieron, a 70-year-old man from Tiverton, Rhode Island, was the victim of a hit-and-run accident ...Read More

Roseanne Robinson

Murdered: Jun 03, 1980
Rosanne Robinson, a 17-year-old from Rhode Island, was last seen on June 2, 1980, hitchhiking along ...Read More

Lyla Poitras

Murdered: Jul 13, 1977
Lyla Jean Poitras was born on September 12, 1949. She was just 28 years old when she disappeared fro ...Read More

Lucinio Javier Arauz Bastardo

Murdered: Jul 11, 2021
On July 11, 2021, 20-year-old Lucinio Javier Arauz Bastardo was shot and killed while playing basket ...Read More

Michelle Norris

Murdered: May 30, 1988
On May 28, 1988, 7-year-old Michelle Norris disappeared while playing with her brothers and cousins ...Read More

Kathy Nicastro Luongo

Murdered: May 20, 1984
Kathy Nicastro Luongo, a 28-year-old mother, was found murdered in her car on May 20, 1984, in the p ...Read More

John Phillips

Murdered: Oct 28, 1986
John Phillips, a 19-year-old from North Kingstown, Rhode Island, was last seen alive on the evening ...Read More

Jacob Lemire

Murdered: Oct 01, 2020
On October 1, 2020, 21-year-old Jacob Lemire was shot while driving with a friend down Douglas Avenu ...Read More

Rita Bouchard

Murdered: Feb 10, 1947
On February 1, 1947, 17-year-old Rita Bouchard was found brutally murdered in Pawtucket, Rhode Islan ...Read More