Crime in Hopkinton, Rhode Island

Hopkinton's crime rate

There were 43 crimes reported in Hopkinton, Rhode Island in 2019, the most recent year crime data is available. Adjusted for population, the city’s annual crime rate is 530 incidents for every 100,000 people.

How does Hopkinton compare?

Hopkinton has one of the lowest overall crime rates of any U.S. city. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people.

Hopkinton's overall crime rate is 70% lower than the overall crime rate in Rhode Island. Statewide, there were 18,601 crimes reported in 2019, or 1,756 for every 100,000 people.

What types of crimes are being committed?

The FBI's crime rate includes seven crime categories: three property crimes -- larceny, burglary, and motor vehicle theft, and four violent crimes -- aggravated assault, robbery, rape, and murder.

Property crime

The vast majority of crimes in America are property crimes, accounting for 85% of total crimes in 2019. In Hopkinton, however, property crimes account for about 91% of all offenses.

Despite accounting for a higher than average share of total offenses, property crime is much less prevalent in Hopkinton than it is nationwide. There were 39 property crimes in Hopkinton in 2019, or 481 for every 100,000 residents. Meanwhile, the national property crime rate is 2,110 incidents per 100,000 people.

Larceny

Larceny is by far the most common type of property crime in the U.S. It is also the most commonly committed type of property crime in Hopkinton. There were 31 larcenies reported in Hopkinton in 2019, or 382 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the larceny rate is 1,550 per 100,000.

Burglary

There were 7 break-ins reported in Hopkinton in 2019, or 86 for every 100,000 residents. For reference, there were 341 reported burglaries for every 100,000 people nationwide in 2019.

Motor Vehicle Theft

Across the United States, the annual motor vehicle theft rate is 220 for every 100,000 people. In Hopkinton, meanwhile, there was just one reported motor vehicle theft in 2019, or 12 for every 100,000 people.

Violent crime

Violent crime accounts for a relatively small share of crimes nationwide. These offenses, which are generally more egregious than property crimes, account for about 15% of the nearly 8.2 million offenses reported across the U.S. in 2019. In Hopkinton, however, violent offenses account for a smaller 9% share of all reported crime.

At 49 incidents for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate in Hopkinton is well below the national violent crime rate of 379 offenses per 100,000 people. Law enforcement in Hopkinton reported a total of 4 violent crimes in 2019.

Aggravated Assault

With a nationwide rate of 250 per 100,000 people, aggravated assault is by far the most common type of violent crime reported in the U.S. In Hopkinton, there was just one aggravated assault reported in 2019, or 12 for every 100,000 people.

Robbery

Robbery is the second most common type of violent crime in America, but there were no robberies reported in Hopkinton in 2019. The national robbery rate was 86 per 100,000 in 2019.

Rape

There were 3 rapes reported in Hopkinton in 2019, or 37 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, there were 139,815 rapes in 2019, a rate of 43 per 100,000 people.

Murder

While there were 16,425 murders nationwide in 2019, none were reported in Hopkinton.

Hopkinton compared to other cities in Rhode Island

Hopkinton has a lower crime rate than the vast majority of all comparable cities in Rhode Island. To be considered comparable, a city must have a complete 2019 FBI crime report and population of 5,000 or more.

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