Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 24, 2026.
Providence County, Rhode Island, has about 676,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Providence County depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Access to Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Providence County public records, Providence County arrest records, Providence County warrants, Providence County inmate search, Providence County criminal records, Rhode Island arrest records and Rhode Island inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Providence County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Rhode Island the police for a given address is the town police in a town with its own department and the state police elsewhere.
The FBI's list also carries Brown University (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the City Agencies in Providence County
The six cities the FBI lists in Providence County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Providence: 560 violent and 3,078 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,356 arrests reported for 2025.
- Cranston: 75 violent and 754 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,427 arrests reported for 2025. The Cranston police records page is at cranstonpoliceri.gov/records, phone (401)477-5020 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Pawtucket: 173 violent and 958 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,036 arrests reported for 2025. The Pawtucket police department's page is at pawtucketpolice.com/faq, phone (401) 727-9100 (verified September 26, 2026).
- East Providence: 948 arrests reported for 2024.
- Woonsocket: 166 violent and 663 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,466 arrests reported for 2025.
- Central Falls: 63 violent and 182 property crimes reported for 2025; 434 arrests reported for 2025.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Providence County in 2025
The 15 agencies in Providence County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,187 violent and 6,882 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 15 agencies in Providence County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 11,074 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Access to Public Records Act Requires
Under the Access to Public Records Act the agency must answer a request within 10 business days, and it may charge copying at 15 cents a page and search time after the first hour. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Providence County?
From the agency whose officer took it: in Rhode Island, the state police or the town police. Under the Access to Public Records Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
How long does an agency in Providence County have to answer?
Under the Access to Public Records Act, within 10 business days. It may charge copying at 15 cents a page and search time after the first hour.
Is this the official Providence County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.