In 2019, there were 25 murders, 491 rapes, 418 robberies, and 2,321 burglaries reported in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.[1]
See main article: Capital punishment in Rhode Island. Capital punishment is not applied in this state.[2]
The first formal law system in Rhode Island was established in 1647,[3] which created a code, which was based on the English criminal code, but could also be changed to the likings of the colonists.[3] According to this, each person was disallowed from Murder, Witchcraft, Burglary, Theft, Fornication, and High Treason,[3] the latter requiring being sent to trial in England, and the rest being punishable by imprisonment.