New Bedford, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 31%

Violent crime 55%

Property crime 27%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; 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)	3,259 (estimate)	2,253	2,489
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	6.6	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	48.0	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	98.4	81.6
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	254.0	250.2
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	589 (estimate)	407	379
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	271.7	340.5
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,426.6	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	148.2	219.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,670 (estimate)	1,847	2,110

Key findings

New Bedford crime rates are 31% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in New Bedford are 55% higher than the national average
In New Bedford you have a 1 in 31 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 4%

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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 170

The chance of being a victim of property crime in New Bedford is 1 in 38

The chance of being a victim of crime in New Bedford is 1 in 31

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, State	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	189	856	1,045
Atkinson, IL	1,035	190	862	1,052
Princeton, IL	7,741	147	1,853	2,000
Sheffield, IL	736	566	2,565	3,131
Lyndon, IL	690	573	2,598	3,171
New Bedford, IL	59	589	2,670	3,259

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Kickapoo Site 5, KS	59	664	3,739	4,404
Thayer, NE	59	422	2,862	3,284
Chignik Lagoon, AK	59	793	2,661	3,454
Nara Visa, NM	59	646	2,416	3,061
Martinsburg, NE	59	401	2,719	3,120
New Bedford, IL	59	589	2,670	3,259

Source: The New Bedford, IL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2019. 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.