Providence Mayor Brett Smiley is now responding to the Trump administration's decision to send the National Guard into ...

If true, that would mean Providence hasn't had a single murder so far this year. Either way, the relevance of the discussion is a poignant reflection of lower crime levels in the city since Jan. 1.

Violent crime has been slowing down since 2023, with 392 incidents from January to June of that year, 345 in the first six months of 2024 and 293 in the first half of 2025, according to Providence ...

Aside from murders, Providence has seen a decrease in rapes and robberies as well The latest crime statistics catalogued by the Police Department show that favorable long-term trends have ...

Violent crime has been slowing down since 2023, with 392 incidents from January to June of that year, 345 in the first six months of 2024 and 293 in the first half of 2025, according to Providence ...