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Safest Colleges in Rhode Island

Federal Clery Act filings for all 20 tracked Rhode Island campuses, ranked by 2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students. Among nonzero reporters, Community College of Rhode Island currently has the lowest rate.

20
Institutions tracked
4.86
Avg campus rate / 1k (20 of 20 scored)
3.44
Statewide rate / 1k
#52
Rank by avg campus rate
74,649
Students enrolled

Among nonzero Clery reporters, Community College of Rhode Island has the lowest rate in Rhode Island

According to U.S. Department of Education Clery Act filings, across 20 tracked campuses in Rhode Island, 9 reported zero 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents used in the rate; among campuses with any in those categories, Community College of Rhode Island has the lowest rate at 0.16 per 1,000 students. This comparison excludes other Clery tables and unreported harm, so review the details before drawing a safety conclusion.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey

campuses tracked
20
average campus, per 1,000 (20 of 20 scored)
4.86
lowest nonzero rate - Community College of
0.16
campuses at zero in score categories
9

Data updated August 2026

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Sheet RI · Rhode Island 4.86/1k campus avg · #52/59

RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · ZERO-MIX · WT-SMALL-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-HEAVY

  • RATE-HIGH 4.86/1k
  • RANK-BOTTOM #52/59
  • PHOTO-FINISH New Mexico · ±0.03
  • ZERO-MIX 45% zero
  • WT-SMALL-HOT Δ +1.42
  • BOOK-FULL 20/20
  • CONC-HEAVY top5 70%

Nearest campus-rate peer: New Mexico (+0.03/1k)

Rhode Island sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · ZERO-MIX · WT-SMALL-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-HEAVY · peer New Mexico. Codes from this state’s OPE Campus Safety filing: unweighted campus rate, corpus rank (low = safer), photo-finish peer state, zero-report share, campus-vs-weighted gap, scored book, top-five enrollment concentration. Not a moving recommendation.

Clery plate RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · ZERO-MIX · WT-SMALL-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-HEAVY. Nearest unweighted-rate peer is New Mexico (+0.03/1k). Among nonzero reporters inside the state, Community College of Rhode Island leads at 0.16/1k. Instrument codes from this state's OPE Campus Safety sheet; compare similarly sized campuses before treating any single rate as decisive.

Rhode Island's unweighted average campus rate is higher than most scored U.S. states (only 12% of states report a higher average). Even so, Community College of Rhode Island leads nonzero reporters here at 0.16/1k, with University of Rhode Island (1.22/1k); Rhode Island College (2.27/1k) next. The five largest campuses account for 70% of enrollment, weigh large-campus rates separately from small ones.

Campus-rate neighbourhood around Rhode Island

Lowest/highest poles plus states nearest Rhode Island on unweighted average campus Clery rate. Full ladder: /rankings/.

per 1,000 students

What this shows Neighbourhood of scored states around Rhode Island's 4.86/1k unweighted campus average, not a full 50-state board reprint.

Source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey (Clery Act) As of 2024

Safest colleges in Rhode Island, ranked by reported rate

Ranked from the lowest 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA rate upward, counting only the 11 Rhode Island campuses with at least one incident in those score categories. Positions are numbered within that group, because a rank counted through the zero-score campuses below would order them by nothing.

#CampusEnrollmentIncidents /1k
1Community College of Rhode IslandWarwick · 12,275 students12,2750.164% of the leader · rank #1
2University of Rhode IslandKingston · 17,210 students17,2101.224% of the leader · rank #2
3Rhode Island CollegeProvidence · 6,155 students6,1552.275% of the leader · rank #3
4Bryant UniversitySmithfield · 3,636 students3,6363.307% of the leader · rank #4
5Salve Regina UniversityNewport · 2,791 students2,7913.588% of the leader · rank #5
6Providence CollegeProvidence · 4,666 students4,6663.868% of the leader · rank #6
7Brown UniversityProvidence · 11,956 students11,9565.1011% of the leader · rank #7
8Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence · 4,303 students4,3035.3511% of the leader · rank #8
9Roger Williams UniversityBristol · 4,350 students4,3505.7512% of the leader · rank #9
10Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence · 2,520 students2,52019.0540% of the leader · rank #10
11Roger Williams University School of LawBristol · 484 students48447.52100% of the leader · rank #11

Unranked campuses (9): zero score or no normalized rate

9 filed zero 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents in the score categories; other Clery tables can still contain reports. Neither group supports a safety ordering, so these campuses are listed alphabetically without positions.

#CampusEnrollmentIncidents /1k
COLLECTIV Academy-CranstonCranston · 102 students1020.00
College UnboundProvidence · 494 students4940.00
Empire Beauty School-WarwickProvidence · 107 students1070.00
IYRS School of Technology & TradesNewport · 68 students680.00
Lincoln Technical Institute-LincolnLincoln · 659 students6590.00
MotoRing Technical Training InstituteEast Providence · 124 students1240.00
New England Institute of TechnologyEast Greenwich · 1,922 students1,9220.00
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Rhode IslandPawtucket · 646 students6460.00
Paul Mitchell the School-Rhode IslandCranston · 181 students1810.00

The largest universities in Rhode Island by enrollment

Enrollment leaders: University of Rhode Island (17,210); Community College of Rhode Island (12,275); Brown University (11,956), then 17 more. The 15 biggest Rhode Island institutions by total enrolled students, from the same federal IPEDS collection, each shown with its 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA rate. The five largest alone account for 70% of the 74,649 students enrolled across all 20 tracked Rhode Island institutions. Mid-pack by size sits near New England Institute of Technology (1,922 students, 0.00/1k).

#InstitutionEnrollmentIncidents /1k
1University of Rhode IslandKingston · 17,210 students17,210100% of the leader · rank #11.22
2Community College of Rhode IslandWarwick · 12,275 students12,27571% of the leader · rank #20.16
3Brown UniversityProvidence · 11,956 students11,95669% of the leader · rank #35.10
4Rhode Island CollegeProvidence · 6,155 students6,15536% of the leader · rank #42.27
5Providence CollegeProvidence · 4,666 students4,66627% of the leader · rank #53.86
6Roger Williams UniversityBristol · 4,350 students4,35025% of the leader · rank #65.75
7Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence · 4,303 students4,30325% of the leader · rank #75.35
8Bryant UniversitySmithfield · 3,636 students3,63621% of the leader · rank #83.30
9Salve Regina UniversityNewport · 2,791 students2,79116% of the leader · rank #93.58
10Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence · 2,520 students2,52015% of the leader · rank #1019.05
11New England Institute of TechnologyEast Greenwich · 1,922 students1,92211% of the leader · rank #110.00
12Lincoln Technical Institute-LincolnLincoln · 659 students6594% of the leader · rank #120.00
13New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Rhode IslandPawtucket · 646 students6464% of the leader · rank #130.00
14College UnboundProvidence · 494 students4944% of the leader · rank #140.00
15Roger Williams University School of LawBristol · 484 students4844% of the leader · rank #1547.52

Enrollment is total reported students, not full-time equivalent, and a branch campus is reported separately from its parent institution. A larger campus is not a less safe one: the incident rate beside it is already per 1,000 students.

Nationwide states with similar campus scale or Clery rate

Two nationwide peer sets for Rhode Island: closest on tracked campus count (20 here) and closest on unweighted average 2024 Clery rate (4.86/1k here). The rate-neighbourhood and keep-peer blocks above stay geo-adjacent; these columns are cross-state ABS comparisons with deduped link sets.

Similar campus count

Nearest other states by number of tracked postsecondary institutions (≥5 scored campuses in corpus).

Similar campus Clery rate

Nearest other states by unweighted average on-campus Clery rate. Campus-count peers above are excluded.

Read with this state

Keep-peer handoff: New Mexico sits nearest on unweighted campus average (+0.03/1k). Inside Rhode Island, open Community College of Rhode Island's campus sheet next.

Community College of Rhode Island profile → | All states → | Rhode Island net price → | Incident tool → | Methodology →

Rhode Island campus safety FAQ

What are the safest colleges in Rhode Island?

Among Rhode Island campuses that reported at least one 2024 Criminal Offense or VAWA incident in the Clery categories used here, Community College of Rhode Island has the lowest rate (0.16 per 1,000 students). Next among nonzero reporters: University of Rhode Island (1.22/1k); Rhode Island College (2.27/1k). 9 campuses reported zero in those score categories and are listed separately without a safety ordinal, because a zero report is not the same as a proven safer campus.

How does PlainCampus rank campus safety in Rhode Island?

In Rhode Island, campuses with any 2024 Criminal Offenses or VAWA incidents in the score categories are ordered by incidents per 1,000 students - Community College of Rhode Island currently leads that nonzero list at 0.16/1k. Zero-report and unscored campuses stay unranked and alphabetical. See /methodology for the full rate definition.

How many colleges in Rhode Island are compared?

This page covers 20 tracked higher-education institutions in Rhode Island, serving about 74,649 enrolled students combined across 11 cities. 11 carry a ranked nonzero rate; 9 are listed without a safety ordinal. By enrollment the largest are University of Rhode Island (17,210); Community College of Rhode Island (12,275); Brown University (11,956). Nearby state averages for context: New Mexico (4.89/1k); Iowa (5.37/1k); Missouri (4.22/1k); Kansas (5.58/1k); Delaware (4.05/1k); Minnesota (3.73/1k).

Every figure on PlainCampus is rendered directly from federal Clery Act source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on federal Clery Act source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

PlainCampus is for informational purposes only and does not constitute safety, security, legal, or enrollment advice; the data describes reported on-campus activity, it is not a complete picture of safety at any campus and cannot predict any individual student's experience. See our appropriate use guidance.