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Rhode Island Profile

Total Population: 1,053,209
Capital: Providence

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Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	48%
	Females	52%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	85%
	African American	4%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	2%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	9%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	36.7
	Males	35.4
	Females	38

Vs. National Median Age

Males by Age			Females by Age
	Under 20	14%		Under 20:	13%
	20 to 40	14%		20 to 40:	14%
	40 to 60	13%		40 to 60:	14%
	Over 60	7%		Over 60:	11%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Annual Change
2000	1,048,315	N/A
2001	1,058,051	0.93%
2002	1,066,034	0.75%
2003	1,071,504	0.51%
2004	1,071,414	-0.01%
2005	1,064,989	-0.60%
2006	1,060,196	-0.45%
2007	1,055,009	-0.49%
2008	1,053,502	-0.14%
2009	1,053,209	-0.03%

Vs. National Change Rate

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	310
2002	285
2003	286
2004	247
2005	251
2006	228
2007	227
2008	249
2009	253
2010	257

Vs. National Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	39	416	986	1,837
2002	41	395	916	1,699
2003	25	505	830	1,714
2004	26	320	731	1,596
2005	34	321	776	1,572
2006	28	285	735	1,381
2007	19	256	751	1,378
2008	29	277	879	1,436
2009	31	287	786	1,556
2010	29	296	780	1,596

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	3,375
2002	3,304
2003	2,995
2004	2,884
2005	2,719
2006	2,587
2007	2,623
2008	2,841
2009	2,611
2010	2,557

Vs. National Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	6,824	23,875	5,043
2002	6,415	24,051	4,876
2003	5,524	22,320	4,387
2004	5,465	21,623	4,078
2005	5,318	19,544	4,398
2006	5,415	18,621	3,582
2007	5,236	19,281	3,226
2008	5,750	20,899	3,200
2009	5,749	19,355	2,393
2010	6,121	18,390	2,399

Location

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Cities & Towns

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C

Cumberland Hill

E

East Providence

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N

Narragansett Pier

North Providence

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T

V

W

Wakefield-Peacedale