Bedford, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 57%

Violent crime 61%

Property crime 57%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Bedford_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,003 (estimate)	2,002	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.5	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	40.7	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	29.8	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	229.4	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	152 (estimate)	304	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	371.1	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,130.1	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	197.1	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	851 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Bedford crime rates are 57% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Bedford are 61% lower than the national average
In Bedford you have a 1 in 100 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Bedford is safer than 68% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Bedford has not changed

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Daily Crime In Bedford (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Bedford

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Bedford is 1 in 657

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Bedford is 1 in 118

The chance of being a victim of crime in Bedford is 1 in 100

Year Over Year Crime In Bedford (per 100,000 people)

Bedford police department

Item	Bedford	Iowa	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	3,827	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	1.8	3.3

Sex offenders in Iowa

State	Total offenders	Iowa_/100K	National_/100K
Iowa	6,040	205	266

There are a total of 6,040 sex offenders in Iowa. This yields a total of 205 sex offenders in Iowa per 100,000 residents which is 23% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Lenox, IA	1,424	138	772	910
New Market, IA	393	417	2,330	2,747
Sharpsburg, IA	113	456	2,547	3,003
Gravity, IA	157	463	2,585	3,047
Clearfield, IA	371	471	2,628	3,099
Conway, IA	19	474	2,648	3,122
Blockton, IA	153	482	2,693	3,175
Bedford, IA	1,446	152	851	1,003

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Pine Mountain, GA	1,446	204	1,839	2,044
Waverly, MN	1,446	111	850	961
Eldridge, CA	1,445	98	477	575
Livermore Falls, ME	1,445	63	724	787
West Marion, NC	1,447	189	1,002	1,191
Bedford, IA	1,446	152	851	1,003

Source: The Bedford, IA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.