Following a narrative summary of the statistics on white-collar crime in Rhode Island and nationwide in recent years, the narrative report opens with a discussion of the characteristics of white-collar crime. As distinguished from other crime, white-collar crime is characterized by its occupational and corporate context. Some new forms of white-collar crime involving political and corporate institutions are identified, and aspects of organized crime which qualify as white-collar crime are discussed. Findings from a 1985 Federal white-collar crimes study are summarized, followed by a review of the recent history of white-collar crime in Rhode Island. Rhode Island data analyses of white-collar crime focus on court dispositions, arrests, and direct and indirect costs of white-collar crime. Statistical tables cover total annual arrests, 1985-86 arrests, fraud arrests, forgery and counterfeiting arrests, embezzlement arrests, white-collar crime court charges, number of defendants before the courts for white-collar crime (1986-87), and the number of defendants charged according to the 10 most often committed offenses. Data also cover court dispositions, Federal suspects investigated, and Federal white collar crime convictions for 1985. 12 tables and 5-item bibliography.