Central Falls, RI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Central Falls, RI Summary

Crime in Central Falls research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Central Falls over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Central Falls:

  • There were 356 total crimes committed in Central Falls the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,593.6 total crimes per 100K people in Central Falls.
  • The overall crime rate in Central Falls is -31.44% below the national average.
  • Central Falls ranks #34 safest out of 38 cities in Rhode Island.
  • Central Falls ranks #5,575 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

Additional research about crime in Rhode Island

Central Falls Vs Rhode Island And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Central Falls is 1,593.6 per 100,000 people. That's -31.44% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 7.94% higher than the Rhode Island total crime rate of 1,476.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Central Falls
/ 100k People
Rhode Island
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 356 1,593.6 1,476.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.0 6.3
Robbery 10 44.8 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 65 291.0 157.5 268.2
Violent Crime 90 402.9 230.8 369.8
Burglary 22 98.5 166.8 269.8
Larceny 192 859.4 935.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 52 232.8 142.7 282.7
Property Crime 266 1,190.7 1,245.5 1,954.4

Central Falls Crime Compared To Rhode Island Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Rhode Island.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Central Falls

90
Violent Crimes
402.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
8.94%
Above The National Average
  • There were 90 violent crimes in Central Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Central Falls is 402.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 248.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Central Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 433.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 8.94% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 74.54% higher than the Rhode Island violent crime rate of 230.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Central Falls

266
Property Crimes
1,190.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-39.08%
Below The National Average
  • There were 266 property crimes in Central Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Central Falls is 1,190.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 84.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Central Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -39.08% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -4.40% lower than the Rhode Island property crime rate of 1,245.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Central Falls

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Providence, RI 189,064 5,429 2,871.5 2,531.4 340.1
Cranston, RI 82,205 1,048 1,274.9 1,155.6 119.2
Pawtucket, RI 74,967 1,904 2,539.8 2,253.0 286.8
Attleboro, MA 46,942 624 1,329.3 1,077.9 251.4
East Providence, RI 46,655 422 904.5 838.1 66.4
Woonsocket, RI 42,925 960 2,236.5 1,786.8 449.6
Milford, MA 30,360 248 816.9 668.6 148.2
Walpole, MA 26,829 285 1,062.3 909.5 152.8
Sharon, MA 18,553 58 312.6 274.9 37.7
Foxborough, MA 18,549 171 921.9 673.9 248.0

Central Falls SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
8
Affordability
3
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
3
Commute
6
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