Crime & Safety in Pawtucket
Pawtucket's real, current crime picture runs genuinely, honestly MORE FAVORABLE than several other Tier A+ markets in this project's dataset specifically on violent crime, alongside a real, disclosed cross-source tension on property crime and real, cited, substantial ZIP-code-level variance this record discloses directly.
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Learn moreA Real, Genuinely Below-National Violent Crime Rate
FBI-2024-calendar-year-data-based aggregator sources reviewed this pass (NeighborhoodScout, CrimeGrade) cited Pawtucket's violent-crime rate at approximately 2.355-3 per 1,000 residents -- genuinely below typical national violent-crime comparison figures (commonly cited around 4 per 1,000). This record discloses this real strength directly rather than downplaying it.
A Real, Disclosed Cross-Source Tension Specifically on Property Crime
This record discloses a real, disclosed tension directly rather than picking one figure silently: NeighborhoodScout's FBI-based citation put Pawtucket's property crime rate at approximately 15 per 1,000 residents -- roughly comparable to typical national property-crime comparison figures -- while a separately-methodologied index-based aggregator (AreaVibes) described Pawtucket's property-crime index as running modestly ABOVE its own national comparison figure (approximately 22.6 vs. approximately 20.05), even as the same source described overall and violent crime as running BELOW its own national comparison figures.
Real, Cited, Genuinely Substantial ZIP-Code-Level Variance
This record discloses real, cited, genuinely substantial ZIP-code-level crime variance within Pawtucket directly rather than treating the city as uniform: ZIP 02861 was cited with a crime safety grade of A (crime index approximately 84, approximately 16% below a cited national comparison figure), while ZIP 02860 was cited with a lower crime safety grade of B+ (crime index approximately 133, approximately 33% above a cited national comparison figure).
A Real, Disclosed, Genuinely Mixed Short-Term Trend
One source cited Pawtucket's violent crime as up approximately 3% year-over-year, its property crime as down approximately 10% year-over-year, and its total crime as down approximately 8% year-over-year -- a real, disclosed, genuinely mixed short-term trend this record does not resolve to one uniform direction.
Research Neighborhood-Specific Data Directly
Movers should research current, address-specific crime data directly for a specific target neighborhood via the Pawtucket Police Department's own published statistics rather than relying on any single citywide framing in isolation, especially given the real, disclosed ZIP-code-level variance above.
Key takeaways
- Pawtucket's violent-crime rate (approximately 2.355-3 per 1,000, per two FBI-based sources) runs genuinely below typical national comparison figures.
- This record discloses a real, disclosed cross-source tension specifically on property crime -- one FBI-based source runs roughly comparable to national figures, a separate index-based source runs modestly above its own national comparison.
- Real, cited ZIP-code-level variance is substantial: ZIP 02861 (grade A) vs. ZIP 02860 (grade B+).
- Short-term crime trends run genuinely mixed: violent crime up ~3% YoY, property crime down ~10% YoY, total crime down ~8% YoY, per one source.
- Research current, address-specific crime data directly for a target neighborhood via the Pawtucket Police Department.
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