Call these numbers today to take action on your community concerns, or call 421-PROV for assistance. The area code for all of the following phone numbers is 401.
- Abandoned buildings
Building Inspection & Standards
421-7740 x 372
- Abandoned vehicles
Providence Police Department
272-3121 x 2144
- Aircraft noise R.I.
Airport Corporation
732-3621
- Clogged catch basins
Department of Public Works
467-7950 x 32
- Damaged street lights
Narragansett Electric Co.
1-800-322-3223
- Domestic disputes
Providence Police Department
272-2455
- Drug dealing
Providence Police Department
272-3121 x 2410
- Garbage pick-up
Department of Public Works
467-7950 x 15
- Graffiti
Anti-Graffiti Patrol
421-7740 x 300
- Grass cuttings, public parks
Providence Parks Department
785-9450 x 230
- Headstone repair in cemeteries
Providence Parks Department
331-0177
- Housing violations
Building Inspection & Standards
421-7740 x 348
- Illegal apartments
Building Inspection & Standards
421-7740 x 366
- Illegal parking by hydrants
Providence Police Department
272-1111
- Illegal posted bills
Anti-Graffiti Patrol
421-7740 x 300
- Leaky hydrants
Water Supply Board
521-6300 x 7150
- Litter removal
Providence Parks Department
785-9450 x 230
- Loitering
Providence Police Department
785-9450 x 230
- Missing street signs
Traffic Engineering
781-4044
- Mosquito-borne virus
R.I. Dept Environmental Management
222-2793
- Noise from business
Providence Police Department
272-3121
- Noise from construction
Providence Police Department
272-3121
- Noise from homes
Providence Police Department
272-3121
- Overflowing dumpsters
Department of Public Works
467-7950 x 15
- Parking on unpaved surfaces
Providence Police Department
272-3121
- Playground maintenance
Providence Parks Department
785-9450 x 230
- Potholes
Department of Public Works
467-7950 x 14
- Rats
Providence Police Department
272-1111
- Repaving
Department of Public Works
467-7950 x 37
- Restriping crosswalks
Traffic Engineering
781-4044
- School information
Public School Department
456-9100
- Snow removal
Department of Public Works
467-7950 x 14
- Special event information
Providence Parks Department
621-1992
- Storm damage
Providence Parks Department
785-9450 x 270
- Stray/unlicensed animals
Providence Police Department
272-3121 x 2621
- Traffic congestion
Providence Police Department
272-3121 x 2130
- Tree replacement
Providence Parks Department
785-9450 x 218
- Un-permitted home repair
Building Inspection & Standards
421-7740 x 353
- Unsafe structures
Building Inspection & Standards
421-7740 x 353
- Weeds and overgrowth
Department of Public Works
467-7950 x 15
- Vacant lots
Department of Public Works
467-7950 x 15
For additional help, you can always call the Citizens Assistance Office at 421-2489.
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