Rhode Island Aggravated Assaults 1979-2018

Interactive chart of the Rhode Island aggravated assault rate (i.e. the number of aggravated assaults per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
  • The Rhode Island assault rate for 2018 was 129.2 per 100,000 population, a 10.5% decline from 2017.
  • The Rhode Island assault rate for 2017 was 144.35 per 100,000 population, a 0.83% increase from 2016.
  • The Rhode Island assault rate for 2016 was 143.16 per 100,000 population, a 0.58% decline from 2015.
  • The Rhode Island assault rate for 2015 was 143.99 per 100,000 population, a 8.66% increase from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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All 50 States Ranked
State Name Population Rate
New Mexico 2,095,428 648.94
Alaska 737,438 595.44
District Of Columbia 702,455 565.30
Tennessee 6,770,010 468.49
Arkansas 3,013,825 410.71
Alabama 4,887,871 387.57
Louisiana 4,659,978 383.39
South Carolina 5,084,127 362.82
Missouri 6,126,452 359.78
Oklahoma 3,943,079 331.82
Nevada 3,034,392 330.45
Kansas 2,911,505 328.32
Arizona 7,171,646 328.07
Michigan 9,995,915 310.34
South Dakota 882,235 304.00
Delaware 967,171 294.16
Montana 1,062,305 293.70
Maryland 6,042,718 267.02
California 39,557,045 266.48
North Carolina 10,383,620 265.09
Florida 21,299,325 260.81
Texas 28,701,845 256.62
Colorado 5,695,564 255.41
Indiana 6,691,878 251.56
Massachusetts 6,902,149 241.20
Illinois 12,741,080 239.69
New York 19,542,209 220.91
West Virginia 1,805,832 218.46
Georgia 10,519,475 216.58
North Dakota 760,077 205.24
Wisconsin 5,813,568 193.74
Washington State 7,535,591 189.12
Pennsylvania 12,807,060 188.00
Iowa 3,156,145 187.92
Nebraska 1,929,268 179.39
Oregon 4,190,713 175.63
Idaho 1,754,208 168.57
Mississippi 2,986,530 157.24
Ohio 11,689,442 151.20
Wyoming 577,737 150.59
Utah 3,161,105 136.63
Hawaii 1,420,491 135.52
Rhode Island 1,057,315 129.20
Minnesota 5,611,179 122.20
Connecticut 3,572,665 120.19
Virginia 8,517,685 118.73
New Jersey 8,908,520 117.45
Vermont 626,299 113.36
Kentucky 4,468,402 113.22
New Hampshire 1,356,458 105.79
Maine 1,338,404 60.00
Historical Aggravated Assault Rate per 100,000 Population
Year Rhode Island United States
2018 129.20 246.79
2017 144.35 249.22
2016 143.16 248.29
2015 143.99 238.10
2014 132.52 229.25
2013 146.86 229.63
2012 153.67 242.78
2011 143.05 241.48
2010 152.02 252.75
2009 148.59 264.66
2008 139.23 277.47
2007 131.12 287.23
2006 131.51 291.95
2005 146.89 290.79
2004 147.79 288.56
2003 159.28 295.41
2002 159.03 309.54
2001 173.36 318.60
2000 166.17 323.96
1999 164.01 334.35
1998 207.49 361.37
1997 222.59 382.10
1996 232.42 391.00
1995 245.35 418.26
1994 256.77 427.61
1993 268.10 440.53
1992 265.47 441.90
1991 304.48 433.36
1990 280.43 422.85
1989 233.97 385.59
1988 246.93 372.23
1987 224.04 352.92
1986 191.90 347.44
1985 200.93 303.98
1984 196.57 290.62
1983 222.83 279.43
1982 263.99 288.99
1981 287.61 289.32
1980 268.33 298.49
1979 247.04 286.00