Providence County, RI Sex Offender Registry
We index about 1,040 registered sex offenders with a Providence County address.
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Providence County sex offenders by the numbers. About 1 in 635 residents is on the registry.
- About 1,040 registrants we index list a Providence County address — about 1 in 635 residents.
- That is 15.7 per 10,000 residents, about 11% above the Rhode Island average of 14.1.
- Providence County holds about 67% of the registrants we index in Rhode Island.
- It ranks 1st of the 3 Rhode Island counties we publish pages for by number of registrants we index, and 1st of 3 by rate per resident.
- Of the 3 Providence County cities we publish pages for, Providence has the most, at about 425.
- Providence County borders Bristol and Kent counties, and Bristol, Norfolk and Worcester counties in Massachusetts.
As of October 2026, we index about 1,040 registrants with a Providence County, RI address — about 15.7 per 10,000 residents. Counts are registrants we index with a Providence County address as of October 2026, rounded and approximate — not an official figure. The figure moves continuously — search for the current picture on any specific person. Rates use 2020 Census population. Rhode Island sex offender statistics.
Providence County sex offender rate: how Providence County compares. Providence County against Rhode Island and the US.
Registrants we index per 10,000 residents, against the Rhode Island and national averages. All three rows come from the same continuously updated dataset, so the comparison divides like by like.
| Area | Registrants we index | Per 10,000 residents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence County, RI | 1,040 | 15.7 | |
| Rhode Island average | 1,550 | 14.1 | |
| United States average | 1,563,010 | 47.2 |
Sex offenders near your Providence County address: a county-wide figure is not your street. How many live near your Providence County address?
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Providence County sex offender search: search Providence County — and everywhere else at once. Checking a date, a neighbor or a new sitter? Type their name.
People move. A check limited to Providence County misses a registration anywhere else, so a search here covers every US registry — the 50 states, DC and the territories — and lets you narrow to a Providence County city or ZIP when that is the question. Every result is scored, carries its photographs, and links to the official registry record.
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Sex offenders in Providence County cities: city pages in Providence County. Each with its own count and map.
Per-city counts and search for the Providence County cities we publish pages for.
| City | Records indexed | Per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | 425 | 22.3 |
| Pawtucket | 152 | 20.1 |
| Cranston | 115 | 13.9 |
How a Providence County sex offender search works. Three things that make a search accurate.
Providence County sex offender search by address: checking an address in Providence County. Start from the street you care about, not the whole county.
A county is a big area; the useful question is usually one street. Start from the address you care about — a home you are buying or renting, a school, a daycare, a relative’s house — or its ZIP code, and set the radius to match: a few blocks for one home, a mile or two for a neighborhood, or the whole of a Providence County city such as Providence, Pawtucket, Cranston.
Each result is the full registry record — photograph, offenses, the address last reported and the official record link. Radius search sees registrants whose published address we have placed on a map coordinate, so search a name as well when you are checking a particular person.
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Providence County sex offender map. Each dot is a registered address; the rings are drawn around yours.
Providence County sex offender records: reading a Providence County result. What a record tells you, and what it does not.
Each Providence County result is one registry record: the registrant’s name and aliases, a photograph, the address they last reported, the offenses that carry a registration duty and their current registration status, usually with a physical description and often a risk level or tier.
Two things it is not. It is not a full criminal history — offenses that never required registration do not appear, which is what a criminal record search covers. And the address is where the person last reported living, not proof of where they are today, so check the record date and confirm the photograph before acting on it.
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How many registered sex offenders are in Providence County?
As of October 2026, we index approximately 1,040 registrants with a Providence County, RI address — about 15.7 per 10,000 residents, or about 1 in 635 residents. Treat the figure as scale rather than a fixed number: the registered population moves continuously as people are added, move, or are released from the requirement. When you need an answer about a specific person, run a search.
How does Providence County compare with the rest of Rhode Island?
Providence County sits at about 15.7 registrants we index per 10,000 residents, against a Rhode Island average of about 14.1 and a national average of about 47.2. Density varies block by block inside any county, so use the ratio as context — and a search, not an average, to answer about a specific address or person.
How do I check a specific person in Providence County?
Type their last name and add whatever else you hold — first name, date of birth, or narrow to a Providence County city or ZIP. You get scored matches with photographs and official record links, and the search covers every US registry at once, so someone now in Providence County who was registered elsewhere still surfaces. Your first 25 searches are free, no card required.
How do I find sex offenders near a Providence County address?
Search outward from a street address or ZIP within Providence County. Each result is the full registry record — photograph, offense history and the official state link — and you can widen the radius from one mile to a hundred to cover a neighborhood or the whole area. It is address-and-radius search rather than a map, and it sees registrants whose published address we hold and have placed on a coordinate.
Is there a Providence County sex offender list?
Yes — the list for Providence County is a search: we index about 1,040 registrants with a Providence County address, and narrowing a search to the county, one of its cities, or a ZIP code returns them with photographs and official record links. To keep an eye on a specific area rather than read a long list, search outward from an address instead.
Which Providence County city has the most registered sex offenders?
Among the 3 Providence County cities we publish pages for, Providence has the most registrants we index, at about 425. Larger cities usually have larger counts, so the per-10,000 column in the city table is the fairer comparison.
Which counties border Providence County?
Providence County borders Bristol and Kent counties, and Bristol, Norfolk and Worcester counties in Massachusetts. A search here is not bounded by the county line: it covers every US registry at once, so someone registered just across a border still surfaces. Kent County, Bristol County, MA, Norfolk County, MA and Worcester County, MA have their own pages here, with their own counts.
Can I get alerts about sex offenders in Providence County?
Yes. A location monitor watches an address and radius you choose in Providence County and emails you when someone registered nearby is added or moves in, so you don't have to re-run the same search.
Is this the official Providence County sex offender registry?
Registries are maintained per state, not per county, so no single official "Providence County registry" list exists. What you search here is our continuously updated national dataset with every US registry in one place, and each record links back to the official state entry that published it — so you can verify any Providence County result at its source.
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