Crime in Cumberland, Rhode Island
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Cumberland at 81% below the U.S. rate per resident: 84% lower for persons crimes and 80% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 27.7% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Cumberland. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 3.3 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (0.5 violent, 2.8 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Cumberland is lower than 91% of the 34 other Rhode Island places and 97% of the 8,446 other places nationwide on CrimeMetric.
Where these numbers come from
The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Cumberland's 25 census block groups for 38,094 residents. How Rhode Island residents' crime totals reach the FBI: detailed incident reports for 99.3%, summary counts only for 0.1% and no reporting agency of their own for 0.6% (shares of 2020 residents). Sources · Method
- Year: many show an agency's last full FBI year (often two years back). These figures are the model's estimate for the current year, release 2026-11-10.
- Crimes counted: some add simple assault, vandalism or drug offenses to "violent" or "property" crime; here major crime is persons plus property crime, and social disorder is separate.
- Area: an agency's totals cover its jurisdiction, which can differ from the city's limits; these are summed over the block groups inside Cumberland.
- Scale: a grade or a 1-to-100 score ranks places against each other; a rate per 1,000 residents and an index against the U.S. rate don't.
Rates are the model's estimates of reported crime per 1,000 residents a year. Index: 100 is the U.S. rate per resident; 200 is twice it. How we calculated this
How crime varies across Cumberland
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 12 and 24.
- 0–5096.5%
- 50–1003.5%
- 100–2000.0%
- 200–4000.0%
- 400+0.0%
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Every crime type in Cumberland is near or below the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest on weekday daytimes
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 27.7% in a year; across Rhode Island it fell 9.5%
Change in the model's expected crimes, not a count of reports; Rhode Island in gray. 2031 is a model projection, not tested against past years.
Cumberland against U.S. places with 25,000 to 50,000 residents
1,106 of the 1,120 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Cumberland's, and 13 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 73. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Cumberland's major-crime index is lower than 7 and within 15% of 1 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Valley Falls (2 mi), is 20% above Cumberland's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Cumberland
Is Cumberland safe?
Cumberland's major-crime index is 19, 81% below the U.S. rate per resident and lower than 91% of the 34 other Rhode Island places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 84% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 80% below the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Cumberland?
The model expects about 125 major crimes a year in Cumberland, about 3.3 per 1,000 residents, 81% below the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Cumberland?
Expected major crimes in Cumberland are down 27.7% from a year earlier; across Rhode Island they're down 9.5%.
What are the most common crimes in Cumberland?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 36 a year), shoplifting (about 20 a year) and burglary (about 19 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Cumberland?
The model expects about 18 thefts from vehicles a year in Cumberland, 83% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Cumberland?
The model expects about 15 motor vehicle thefts a year in Cumberland, 76% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Cumberland safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 14 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 25 at its highest in the daytime; 100 is the U.S. rate for the same hours. That's a citywide estimate per resident for those hours: it can't speak to a particular street, venue or evening. For one address, use the address lookup on this page.
Is crime in Cumberland higher than the Rhode Island average?
Cumberland's major-crime index is 19, 66% below the Rhode Island rate per resident. Rhode Island as a whole is 56, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in Cumberland compare with Valley Falls?
Valley Falls, 2 miles away, has a major-crime index of 23, 20% above Cumberland's rate per resident. Cumberland's is 19.
How we calculated this
Each police agency's crimes, as reported to the FBI or estimated where it didn't report, are spread across the census block groups it serves using population, jobs, points of interest and, where available, local incident records. Cumberland's figures add up its 25 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Cumberland has no published incident records in our data, so its estimate relies on agency totals and neighborhood characteristics.
- Rates are per resident, so places where many people work or visit but few live, such as downtowns, airports and stadiums, can read high.
- Disorderly conduct and trespassing are modeled, because the FBI records them only through arrests.
- Residents: 38,094. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Cumberland, Rhode Island." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/ri/cumberland
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