The 10 Safest Cities in Rhode Island…Is Your City on the List?

SafeWise has released a list of the 10 safest cities in Rhode Island.  To identify the safe cities, SafeWise utilized FBI Crime Report statistics from 2014 along with population data.  All cities with fewer than 5,000 residents and those cities without complete crime reports were not included in this study.

SafeWise states that, “Every one of the cities on our list had fewer than 15 violent crimes, and half of them limited property crime to under 100 total incidents. Among all 10 of our safest cities, there were zero counts of murder and only three robberies reported in the FBI’s most recent crime statistics. Sixty percent of our cities experienced no incidents of arson and they each reported fewer than 10 motor vehicle thefts. Civic responsibility and community pride are evident in Rhode Island’s safest cities. In fact, eight of those being recognized this year made our list for the second year in a row, and Glocester and Scituate held on to the top two spots once again.”

Here is the RI’s safest cities from SafeWise:

1. Glocester 

Previous rank: 1

Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.40
Property Crimes per 1,000: 4.44

2. Scituate

Previous rank: 2

Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.29 
Property Crimes per 1,000: 5.14

3. Jamestown ↑

Previous rank: 5

Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.36 
Property Crimes per 1,000: 8.71

4. Burrillville

Previous rank: 4

Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.86 
Property Crimes per 1,000: 8.33

5. South Kingstown ↑

Previous rank: 6

Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.46 
Property Crimes per 1,000: 9.11

6. Smithfield ↑

Previous rank: 7

Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.28
Property Crimes per 1,000: 9.78

7. Richmond ↓

Previous rank: 3

Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.66 
Property Crimes per 1,000: 9.85

8. Bristol

Previous rank: Not ranked

Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.54 
Property Crimes per 1,000: 9.99

9. Portsmouth ↓

Previous rank: 8

Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.75
Property Crimes per 1,000: 10.55

10. Charlestown 

Previous rank: Not ranked

Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.64
Property Crimes per 1,000: 11.16

Here is where the remaining cities fell according to SafeWise:

11. East Greenwich	12. West Greenwich	13. Cumberland
14. North Kingstown	15. Barrington	16. Narragansett
17. Johnston	18. North Providence	19. East Providence
20. Coventry	21. Hopkinton	22. West Warwick
23. North Smithfield	24. Tiverton	25. Middletown
26. Cranston	27. Lincoln	28. Warren
29. Warwick	30. Westerly	31. Woonsocket
32. Pawtucket	33. Central Falls	34. Providence
35. Newport

 

You can read the entire article from SafeWise here!

SafeWise is a home security and safety brand committed to increasing safety education, awareness, and preparedness in American communities. SafeWise has been recognized by The Huffington Post, AngiesList, Mashable, and Homes.com, for their Home Security Brand Comparisons and Safest Cities Reports. Visit the SafeWise Rhode Island State Crime Prevention Center for more helpful safety resources.