New Bedford, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 22%

Violent crime 59%

Property crime 15%

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}	New Bedford_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,871 (estimate)	1,985	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	9.1	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	40.4	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	97.4	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	278.9	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	616 (estimate)	426	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	246.4	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,143.5	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	169.5	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,255 (estimate)	1,559	1,958

Key findings

New Bedford crime rates are 22% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in New Bedford are 59% higher than the national average
In New Bedford you have a 1 in 35 chance of becoming a victim of crime
New Bedford is safer than 14% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in New Bedford has decreased by 12%

New Bedford crime map

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The New Bedford crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in New Bedford as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The New Bedford crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in New Bedford

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in New Bedford is 1 in 163

The chance of being a victim of property crime in New Bedford is 1 in 45

The chance of being a victim of crime in New Bedford is 1 in 35

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

New Bedford police department

Item	New Bedford	Illinois	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	30,690	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	2.6	3.3

Sex offenders in Illinois

State	Total offenders	Illinois_/100K	National_/100K
Illinois	32,213	263	266

There are a total of 32,213 sex offenders in Illinois. This yields a total of 263 sex offenders in Illinois per 100,000 residents which is 1% 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}
Prophetstown, IL	2,093	0	0	0
Annawan, IL	916	117	586	703
Walnut, IL	1,601	198	723	921
Atkinson, IL	1,035	199	728	927
Princeton, IL	7,741	147	1,853	2,000
Sheffield, IL	736	592	2,166	2,758
Lyndon, IL	690	600	2,194	2,794
New Bedford, IL	59	616	2,255	2,871

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Chignik Lagoon, AK	59	766	2,066	2,832
Plano, IA	59	358	1,999	2,356
Redding, IA	59	449	2,510	2,959
Burnt Prairie, IL	59	688	2,519	3,208
Naples, IL	59	688	2,519	3,208
New Bedford, IL	59	616	2,255	2,871

Source: The New Bedford, IL 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.