Crime & Safety

How Much Violent Crime Happened in East Greenwich

The FBI has released the 2014 Unified Crime Report which features statistics for crime in East Greenwich.

The FBI recently released its annual ”Crime in the United States” report, which includes information about East Greenwich.

According to the report, East Greenwich saw 4 violent crimes in 2014. Violent crime includes offenses involving force or the threat of force: murder and non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault, according to the FBI.

There were 2 reported rapes, one robbery, and 1 aggravated assault.

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Other crime stats for East Greenwich include 133 larcenies, 17 burglaries, seven motor vehicle thefts, and one case of arson.

Nationally, violent crime decreased nationally last year by 0.2 percent from 2013, according to the report.

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