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In 2019, there were 25 murders, 491 rapes, 418 robberies, and 2,321 burglaries reported in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.[1]

Capital punishment laws[edit]

Main article: Capital punishment in Rhode Island

Capital punishment is not applied in this state.[2]

History[edit]

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.[4] According to this, each person was disallowed from Murder, Witchcraft, Burglary, Theft, Fornication, and High Treason,[5] the latter requiring being sent to trial in England, and the rest being punishable by imprisonment.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rhode Island Crime Rates 1960 to 2019".
  2. ^ "Facts about capital punishment - the death penalty".
  3. ^ Staples, William (1853). "History of the Criminal Law of Rhode Island" (PDF). HELIN State Law Library.
  4. ^ Ibid
  5. ^ Ibid
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Rhode_Island