PODCAST: RI Cities+ Towns with the Most Registered Sex Offenders

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PODCAST: RI Cities+ Towns with the Most Registered Sex Offenders

According to the Rhode Island Sex Offender Community Notification Unit, there are currently over 500 registered sex offenders living in the state of Rhode Island -- and while some communities have no offenders listed, the rates vary from single digits, to over three figures in some of the state's larger cities.

Rhode Island Communities with the Most Sex Offenders

#33

Smithfield

Registered Offenders: 1

Town Population: 21,423

.23 per 5000 residents

#32

Middletown

Registered Offenders: 1

Population: 16,111

.31 per 5000 residents

#31

North Smithfield

Registered Offenders: 1

Population: 11,968

.42 per 5000 residents

#30

Bristol

Registered Offenders: 2

Population: 22,922

.44 per 5000 residents

#29

Scituate 

Registered Offenders: 1

Population: 10,330

.48 per 5000 residents

#28

Johnston

Registered Offenders: 3

Population: 28,771

.52 per 5000 residents

#27

Narragansett

Registered Offenders: 2

Population: 15,814

.63 per 5000 residents

#26

Tiverton

Registered Offenders: 2

Population: 15,743

.64 per 5000 residents

#25

Lincoln

Registered Offenders: 3

Population: 21,108

.71 per 5000 residents

#24

Cumberland

Registered Offenders: 5

Population: 33,507

.75 per 5000 residents

#23

North Kingstown

Registered Offenders: 4

Population: 26,396

.76 per 5000 residents

#22

Exeter

Registered Offenders: 1

Population: 6,405

.78 per 5000 residents

#21

Portsmouth

Registered Offenders: 3

Population: 17,348

.86 per 5000 residents

#20

Jamestown

Registered Offenders: 1

Population: 5,391

.92 per 5000 residents

#19

Burrillville

Registered Offenders: 3

Population: 15,956

.94 per 5000 residents

#18

Newport

Registered Offenders: 5

Population: 24,619

1.01 per 5000 residents

#17

Glocester

Registered Offenders: 3

Population: 9,747

1.03 per 5000 residents

#15 (tie)

North Providence

Registered Offenders: 7

Population: 32,079

1.09 per 5000 residents

#15 (tie)

Warwick

Registered Offenders: 18

Population: 82,361

1.09 per 5000 residents

#14

Charlestown

Registered Offenders: 2

Population: 7,800

1.28 per 5000 residents

#13

South Kingstown

Registered Offenders: 8

Population: 30,553

1.31 per 5000 residents

#12

Warren

Registered Offenders: 3

Population: 10,594

1.41 per 5000 residents

#11

Coventry

Registered Offenders: 10

Population: 34,884

1.43 per 5000 residents

#10

Westerly

Registered Offenders: 8

Population: 22,708

1.76 per 5000 residents

#9

East Providence

Registered Offenders: 20

Population: 47,039

2.12 per 5000 residents

#8

West Warwick

Registered Offenders: 14

Population: 29,080

2.41 per 5000 residents

#7

Hopkinton

Registered Offenders: 4

Population: 8,159

2.45 per 5000 residents

#6

Pawtucket

Registered Offenders: 39

Population: 71,153

2.74 per 5000 residents

#5

West Greenwich

Registered Offenders: 4

Population: 6,112

3.27 per 5000 residents

#4

Central Falls

Registered Offenders: 15

Population: 19,379

3.87 per 5000 residents

#3

Providence

Registered Offenders: 166

Population: 178,053

4.66 per 5000 residents

#2

Woonsocket

Registered Offenders: 41

Population: 41,188

4.97 per 5000 residents

#1

Cranston

Registered Offenders: 153

Population: 80,392

9.42 per 5000 residents

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