Providence, RI Profile

Providence, RI, population 171,909, is located about 36.3 miles from Worcester and 41.2 miles from Boston.

Through the 90's Providence's population has grown by about 8%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Providence has grown by about 2%. Since 2005 Providence's population has declined by about 1%.

Providence's property crime levels tend to be much higher than 's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Providence tend to be much higher than 's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	48%
	Females	52%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	55%
	African American	15%
	Native American	1%
	Asian	6%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	23%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.00%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	5.00%	Over 60:	8.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	173,621	N/A
2001	174,723	0.63%
2002	175,616	0.51%
2003	175,918	0.17%
2004	175,521	-0.23%
2005	173,981	-0.88%
2006	172,579	-0.81%
2007	172,229	-0.20%
2008	171,973	-0.15%
2009	171,909	-0.04%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$26,867

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	823
2002	735
2003	788
2004	611
2005	680
2006	554
2007	N/A
2008	680
2009	689
2010	708

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	23	111	595	714
2002	23	109	550	620
2003	18	133	515	729
2004	17	94	412	559
2005	20	106	424	657
2006	11	52	379	530
2007	-	-	-	-
2008	12	44	498	608
2009	23	50	395	714
2010	15	74	405	720

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	7,266
2002	7,091
2003	6,263
2004	5,873
2005	5,143
2006	4,893
2007	N/A
2008	5,301
2009	4,654
2010	4,796

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	2,284	7,387	3,071
2002	2,186	7,515	2,861
2003	1,682	6,756	2,645
2004	1,688	6,412	2,300
2005	1,835	5,025	2,264
2006	1746	5106	1733
2007	-	-	-
2008	1875	5701	1487
2009	1825	5088	1077
2010	2034	5078	1117