Data on this report is based on areas within the legal city boundary, outlined in black on the map. Any additional neighborhoods shown on the map are associated with the city by name and are included for reference only.
Raw data sources:
18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
Reflects 2024 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2025 (latest available). Updated annually.
Where is 2025 data?
Methodology:
Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations….
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According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Bristol is safer than 84% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Rhode Island, only on the order of 8% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Bristol. If you live in Bristol, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 408. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 47.
Additionally, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Bristol, and we found that the crime rate in Bristol is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Bristol is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.
Now let us turn to take a look at how Bristol does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Bristol.
For Bristol, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Bristol than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 3671, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.
NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Bristol is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Bristol than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 459.
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FAQ on NeighborhoodScout's Crime Data
NeighborhoodScout® provides exclusive crime risk analytics for every neighborhood in America with up to 98% predictive accuracy. Crime risk indices are nationally comparable on a 1 – 100 scale, where 100 means safer than 100% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Crime risk data are updated annually. Raw crime incidents are sourced from all 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies – municipal, county, transit, park, port, university, tribal and more, assigned to localities, then built into NeighborhoodScout’s proprietary predictive models to provide a comprehensive crime risk profile for every neighborhood and address-vicinity in the U.S.
