COUNTY FATALITY DATA
Providence County, Rhode Island
Road fatality data for Providence County (RI). Data period: 2016-2023.
- 301
- Total Fatalities (2016-2023)
- 52
- Latest Year Deaths
- 7.9
- Per 100k Residents
- Increasing
- Trend
The verdict
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fatality Analysis Reporting System, Providence County ranks #1,970 of 2,328 U.S. counties by road-fatality rate per 100,000 residents (highest first) and #1 of 5 rated counties in RI. Providence County's fatality rate of 7.9 per 100,000 residents leaves it safer than most U.S. counties by that per-capita measure.
- #1,970 of 2,328
- national by fatality rate
- #1 of 5
- in RI by rate
- 84%
- of rated U.S. counties are deadlier per capita
- Increasing
- fatality trend
FARS milepost strip
Milepost PROVIDENCE-7 · Providence 7.9/100k · #1,970 of 2,328
Providence County · 7.9/100k · increasing · cause n/a
- TREND 7.9/100k
- CAUSE #1,970 of 2,328
- PHOTO 301 book
- VS-ST Increasing
- CRASH near Albany
- FARS +63.2% vs RI
Stamps derive from this county's NHTSA FARS row (per-100k or book, corpus rank, trend, nationwide peer NAME, vs-state gap), not a trip-risk forecast. PlainRoadSafety is informational only. See our disclaimer. Verify with NHTSA FARS → · Read with methodology → · Understanding road fatality data → · Rhode Island state profile →
Providence County rate neighbourhood
Deaths per 100,000 residents vs nearest nationwide rate peers (pop ≥250k).
- Camden
Camden County
8 per 100k
- Providence
Providence County
8 per 100k
- Albany
Albany County
8 per 100k
- Kitsap
Kitsap County
8 per 100k
- Cleveland
Cleveland County
8 per 100k
What this shows Providence County sits among nearest nationwide per-capita peers.
How does Providence County compare?
2023 road deaths per 100,000 residents. Choose any comparison from the menu.
Providence County is 65% deadlier than the comparison
2023 road deaths from the NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System over population from the U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2023). Rates shown for counties with 10,000+ residents and a 2023 FARS record.
Among the 5 rated counties in Rhode Island, Providence County ranks 1 for per-capita risk, above the state's own per-capita average of 4.8 per 100,000 -- nationally, this rate leaves it safer than most U.S. counties by that per-capita measure. The gap between Providence County's rate and the state average is 3.1 per 100,000. Its closest per-capita peer statewide is Washington County, at 5.4 per 100,000 (a difference of 2.5). Its peer counties, highest to lowest per 100,000 residents: Washington County (5.4), Newport County (4.8), Kent County (4.1), Bristol County (2.0).
Providence County's rate vs. every rated U.S. county
Deaths per 100,000 residents -- counties with 10,000+ people, NHTSA FARS over Census population
8 Among the safer counties a lower per-capita rate than 84% of 2,328 rated counties
rated U.S. counties, bucketed by value
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more rated counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source NHTSA FARS over U.S. Census Bureau population estimates · 2026-08-09
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) This information is for research and informational purposes only
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Counties with similar FARS profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Providence County. Same-state rate comparisons stay in the chart above; these neighborhoods are nearest other-state counties with population at least 250,000.
Similar per-capita fatality rate
Nearest counties by deaths per 100,000 residents (7.9 here), outside Rhode Island.
Similar fatality volume
Nearest counties by recorded FARS deaths (301 here), excluding the rate-peer set.
Source and method. PlainRoadSafety is rendered directly from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). PlainRoadSafety aggregates published FARS records and does not invent a fatality count the census does not report. County figures are computed directly from NHTSA FARS census data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our Editorial & Corrections Policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or Report a correction. Data current as of October 2024.