East Providence is a region located in RI, and has a population of 46,980. This region is policed by EAST PROVIDENCE POLICE DEPT.
East Providence has an overall crime rate of 2,507 per 100,000 residents. This is moderately safer than the rest of the United States, but still about average. This means that your chances of becoming a victim of any type of crime in East Providence is 1 in 40 if you reside there for a year.
The average overall crime rate for East Providence for the previous 2 years was 2,199 per 100,000 residents. This means that the crime rate for East Providence has been increasing over time.
Below are its crime rates and policing statistics according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR). For more specific crime statistics (NIBRS) for many US cities & counties, see Offense Statistics.
| (per 100,000) | East Providence | USA | |
| Crime Rate (Overall) | 2,507 | 4,506 | |
| Murder Rate | 2.1 | 6 | |
| Robbery Rate | 17 | 148 | |
| Rape Rate | 47 | 30 | |
| Assault Rate | 639 | 644 | |
| Burglary Rate | 366 | 726 | |
| Forced Entry Rate | 183 | 417 | |
| Larceny Rate | 1,294 | 2,185 | |
| Auto Theft Rate | 143 | 362 |
| East Providence | USA | |
| Overall Clearance | 14% | 28% |
| Homicide Clearance | 0% | 56% |
| Assault Clearance | 35% | 52% |
| Rape Clearance | 15% | 38% |
| Robbery Clearance | 12% | 23% |
| Burglary Clearance | 7% | 12% |
| Larceny Clearance | 6% | 18% |
| Auto Theft Clearance | 2% | 12% |
Of the 730,000 sex offenders in the United States, there are a total of 0 sex offender(s) in East Providence.
On a per capita basis, there are approximately 0 sex offender(s) per 100,000 people in East Providence. This is compared to the nation-wide average of 240 sex offenders per 100,000 people.
To search the official state sex offender registry for Rhode Island see http://www.paroleboard.ri.gov/sexoffender/agree.php
Data estimated from arrests & clearances from a sample from the Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice. Washington, D.C. 2011. If missing data exist, these figures will tend to underestimate the true figures. Insideprison.com is not responsible for the currency or accuracy of this data.
