How has crime changed in Rhode Island since 1985?

Police in Rhode Island reported about 146 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 464 in 1991, and 921 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 5,141 in 1987. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in Rhode Island and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Rhode Island Violent, U.S. Property, Rhode Island Property, U.S.
1985 347.2 570.3 4,446.8 4,780.0
1986 336.4 633.6 4,628.2 5,015.3
1987 378.0 624.9 5,141.2 5,090.1
1988 398.0 630.2 4,878.5 5,045.9
1989 379.0 680.5 4,922.8 5,211.5
1990 434.2 749.8 5,013.4 5,227.0
1991 463.8 798.1 4,693.2 5,388.4
1992 394.5 785.4 4,251.1 5,089.3
1993 402.6 764.1 4,169.6 4,814.1
1994 375.5 740.4 3,803.3 4,752.4
1995 368.0 720.6 3,956.0 4,796.6
1996 347.4 658.8 3,715.2 4,553.0
1997 333.5 644.9 3,385.0 4,494.7
1998 315.9 603.8 3,273.3 4,212.6
1999 286.5 545.8 3,360.0 3,872.6
2000 297.5 534.4 3,244.6 3,751.7
2001 309.6 529.5 3,442.0 3,801.5
2002 285.2 512.9 3,360.6 3,737.7
2003 285.6 493.7 3,037.7 3,704.0
2004 247.4 478.6 2,911.9 3,599.4
2005 250.8 483.0 2,727.0 3,518.3
2006 230.4 486.9 2,633.9 3,397.1
2007 228.9 477.9 2,624.2 3,316.1
2008 252.8 463.7 2,864.4 3,252.3
2009 254.3 436.8 2,638.7 3,076.7
2010 257.4 408.1 2,584.1 2,963.4
2011 246.0 390.1 2,678.9 2,925.7
2012 253.1 390.7 2,592.8 2,881.3
2013 257.7 378.2 2,464.5 2,759.3
2014 219.9 373.7 2,193.1 2,591.8
2015 242.8 384.6 1,913.3 2,495.2
2016 239.4 399.5 1,803.2 2,469.1
2017 233.6 397.5 1,766.1 2,372.4
2018 220.3 384.8 1,674.7 2,206.8
2019 222.7 381.0 1,547.6 2,109.0
2020 229.7 399.3 1,258.8 1,955.3
2021 200.2 360.9 1,238.9 1,762.2
2022 174.2 398.2 1,303.2 1,998.5
2023 169.3 385.6 1,130.7 1,950.5
2024 155.0 363.4 1,041.6 1,766.8
2025 145.8 329.3 921.0 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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