Crime in Rhode Island

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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]

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Capital punishment laws

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

History

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. [3] According to this, each person was disallowed from Murder, Witchcraft, Burglary, Theft, Fornication, and High Treason, [3] the latter requiring being sent to trial in England, and the rest being punishable by imprisonment.

References

  1. ↑ "Rhode Island Crime Rates 1960 to 2019".
  2. ↑ "Facts about capital punishment - the death penalty". Archived from the original on June 21, 2000.
  3. 1 2 3 Staples, William (1853). "History of the Criminal Law of Rhode Island" (PDF). HELIN State Law Library.
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