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The Northeast > Rhode Island > Crime

RHODE ISLANDER CRIME STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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% High school students carrying a weapon on school property, 2003 5.9% [16th of 0]
% High school students carrying a weapon on school property, 2005 4.9% [31st of 40]
% High school students threatened or injured by a weapon, 2003 8.2% [11th of 0]
Aggravated assault 1,381 [45th of 51]
Arson deaths 0 [30th of 49]
Burglary 5,415 [43rd of 51]
Firearms Death Rate per 100,000 5.1 [47th of 51]
Forcible rape 285 [46th of 51]
Gun violence > % Gun 61.5 [26th of 50]
Gun violence > % Knife 11.5 [36th of 50]
Gun violence > % Other Weapons 26.9 [15th of 50]
Gun violence > Number of homicides 26 [43rd of 50]
Hate Crimes > Disability related 0 [38th of 49]
Hate Crimes > Ethnicity related 1 [45th of 49]
Hate Crimes > Race related 5 [46th of 49]
Hate Crimes > Religion related 9 [27th of 49]
Hate Crimes > Sexual orientation related 4 [41st of 49]
Hate Crimes > Total number 19 [44th of 50]
Homicide > Total number of victims 34 [40th of 0]
Homicide > Victims by Age > 14-17 8.8% [2nd of 49]
Homicide > Victims by Age > 18-24 23.5% [25th of 49]
Homicide > Victims by Age > 25-34 29.4% [8th of 49]
Homicide > Victims by Age > 35-49 17.6% [40th of 49]
Homicide > Victims by Age > 50-64 5.9% [45th of 49]
Homicide > Victims by Age > 65 and above 8.8% [6th of 49]
Homicide > Victims by Age > Under 14 2.9% [39th of 49]
Homicide > Victims by Black Female 5.9% [23rd of 0]
Homicide > Victims by Black Male 35.3% [25th of 49]
Homicide > Victims by Other Female 0% [46th of 49]
Homicide > Victims by Other Male 0% [46th of 49]
Homicide > Victims by Race > Black 41.2% [24th of 49]
Homicide > Victims by Race > Other 0% [45th of 49]
Homicide > Victims by Race > White 58.8% [23rd of 49]
Homicide > Victims by Sex > Female 24.4 % [30th of 49]
Homicide > Victims by Sex > Male 75.6 % [19th of 49]
Homicide > Victims by Weapon > Gun 63.4 % [24th of 49]
Homicide > Victims by Weapon > Knife 17.1 % [16th of 49]
Homicide > Victims by Weapon > Other Weapons 19.5 % [36th of 49]
Homicide > Victims by White Female 17.6% [21st of 49]
Homicide > Victims by White Male 41.2% [19th of 49]
Larceny-theft 18,621 [45th of 51]
Motor vehicle theft 3,582 [41st of 51]
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 28 [43rd of 51]
Prisoners under the jurisdiction of State or Federal correctional authorities 343 [49th of 50]
    Prisoners under the jurisdiction of State or Federal correctional authorities (per capita) 0.319 per 1,000 people [49th of 50]
Property crime total 27,618 [43rd of 51]
Robbery 735 [42nd of 51]
State and Federal prisoners held in private facilities 0 [36th of 50]
    State and Federal prisoners held in private facilities (per capita) 0 per 100,000 people [49th of 50]
State Prisoners > Number of deaths 11 [45th of 50]
    State Prisoners > Number of deaths (per capita) 0.102 per 10,000 people [40th of 50]
State Prisons > Number of Homicides 0 [32nd of 50]
    State Prisons > Number of Homicides (per capita) 0 per 1 million people [38th of 50]
State Prisons > Number of Suicides 2 [33rd of 50]
    State Prisons > Number of Suicides (per capita) 1.858 per 1 million people [12th of 50]
Stop and Identify statutes > States with "Stop and Identify" statutes R. I. Gen. Laws §12-7-1
Terrorism > Victims of 9-11 5 [14th of 40]
Violent crime 2,429 [44th of 51]
Women under the jurisdiction of State or Federal correctional authorities 208 [41st of 50]
    Women under the jurisdiction of State or Federal correctional authorities (per capita) 19.327 per 100,000 people [36th of 50]

SOURCES: National Center for Educational Statistics.; Bureau of Justice Statistics; US Fire Administration, 2001; statehealthfacts.org; Wikipedia: Gun violence in the United States by state; Fedral Bureau of Investigation, 2006; Bureau of Justice Statistics; Bureau of Justice Statistics; Bureau of Justice Statistics ; Bureau of Justice Statistics; Bureau of Justice Statistics, State Prisoner Suicides and Homicides, 2001.; Wikipedia: Stop and Identify statutes ; September 11th, 2001 Victims, website memorial, last update - Sept. 21, 2002.

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