#1Glocester
Providence County · 10,612 people3.23 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year·violent 0.4, property 1.6
Glocester, #1 on this list · Glocester Town Pound · Photo: Swampyank at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Rhode Island rankings · Safety
Safest towns in Rhode Island
Glocester reports the least crime per resident of Rhode Island’s 36 towns with crime figures for 2023–2025; 20 of the 36 grade A− or better on safety nationally.
Crimes reported by each town’s own police, 2023–2025, per 1,000 residents, violent crimes counted four times. The same measure as the Safety grade. For 3 of them one year isn’t in the FBI’s published tables and comes from the FBI Crime Data Explorer or the state’s own reports (named in the row). How grades work
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#2Bristol
Bristol County · 21,970 people3.58 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year·violent 0.3, property 2.4
#3Scituate
Providence County · 10,767 people3.66 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year·violent 0.5, property 1.5
All 36 towns
Weighted crimes per 1,000 residents a year, lowest first, to two decimals (the sort uses the exact rate, so there are no rounding ties). Grade = the national Safety grade.
36 towns ranked. Not here? See towns without their own figures.
#TownWeighted rateViolentPropertyGrade
Per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Last on the list: Woonsocket, 30.99. The rate counts crimes reported to police, not how safe any one street feels.
Not ranked
2 towns without figures of their own
These towns of 2,500+ are not on the list because there are no police figures for them alone for all of 2023–2025, from the FBI or the state. Their other grades stand; the overall grade uses the rest.
- East Providence Providence County · 48,249 people: figures for 2023 and 2024 only (all three years are needed).
- Exeter Washington County · 6,540 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
Quick answers
Questions people ask
Which is the safest town in Rhode Island?
Glocester (Providence County) reports the least crime per resident: 3.23 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year over 2023–2025 (0.42 violent and 1.57 property crimes per 1,000), from its police department’s reports to the FBI. Bristol (3.58) and Scituate (3.66) follow.
How are these towns ranked?
By crimes reported by each town’s police per 1,000 residents over three years (FBI figures, or the state’s own where the FBI table lacks a year), with violent crimes counted four times as heavily as property crimes. It is the same measure as the Safety grade on each town’s page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list needs 2,500+ residents and the town’s own police figures for all three years. 2 Rhode Island towns of 2,500+ lack them; they are listed above with the reason. Smaller towns have a Safety grade on their page but no rank.
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