Pawtucket, RI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Pawtucket, RI Summary

Crime in Pawtucket research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Pawtucket 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 Pawtucket:

  • There were 1,904 total crimes committed in Pawtucket the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,539.8 total crimes per 100K people in Pawtucket.
  • The overall crime rate in Pawtucket is 9.28% above the national average.
  • Pawtucket ranks #37 safest out of 38 cities in Rhode Island.
  • Pawtucket ranks #7,546 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

Pawtucket Vs Rhode Island And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pawtucket is 2,539.8 per 100,000 people. That's 9.28% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 72.04% higher than the Rhode Island total crime rate of 1,476.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pawtucket
/ 100k People
Rhode Island
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,904 2,539.8 1,476.3 2,324.2
Murder 3 4.0 3.0 6.3
Robbery 35 46.7 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 141 188.1 157.5 268.2
Violent Crime 215 286.8 230.8 369.8
Burglary 152 202.8 166.8 269.8
Larceny 1,304 1,739.4 935.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 233 310.8 142.7 282.7
Property Crime 1,689 2,253.0 1,245.5 1,954.4

Pawtucket 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 Pawtucket

215
Violent Crimes
286.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-22.45%
Below The National Average
  • There were 215 violent crimes in Pawtucket in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pawtucket is 286.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 348.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pawtucket each year. That compares to a 1 in 433.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -22.45% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 24.25% higher than the Rhode Island violent crime rate of 230.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pawtucket

1,689
Property Crimes
2,253.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
15.28%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,689 property crimes in Pawtucket in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pawtucket is 2,253.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pawtucket each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 15.28% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 80.90% higher than the Rhode Island property crime rate of 1,245.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pawtucket

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
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
Walpole, MA 26,829 285 1,062.3 909.5 152.8
Central Falls, RI 22,340 356 1,593.6 1,190.7 402.9
Sharon, MA 18,553 58 312.6 274.9 37.7
Foxborough, MA 18,549 171 921.9 673.9 248.0
Somerset, MA 18,317 194 1,059.1 829.8 229.3

Pawtucket SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
10
Safety
5
Amenities
10
Education
6
Commute
7
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