Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Bedford, IN Crime Grade
How Bedford grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Indiana — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Indiana
1/10
vs. Indiana cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Bedford, IN was 7.2 per 100,000 residents (1 incidents over a population of 13,866). That puts Bedford 98% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 97% below the Indiana statewide rate of 269.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Bedford (red), Indiana (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Bedford vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 90.8(12) | 72.3(10) | 78.9(11) | 28.8(4) | 7.2(1) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 7.2(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 7.6(1) | 0.0(0) | 7.2(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 7.2(1) | 7.2(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 83.2(11) | 65.1(9) | 64.5(9) | 21.6(3) | 7.2(1) |
| Property crime | 1672.1(221) | 933.2(129) | 501.9(70) | 245.1(34) | 201.9(28) |
| Burglary | 98.4(13) | 86.8(12) | 107.6(15) | 36.0(5) | 57.7(8) |
| Larceny | 1513.2(200) | 752.3(104) | 337.0(47) | 187.4(26) | 108.2(15) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 60.5(8) | 94.0(13) | 57.4(8) | 7.2(1) | 36.1(5) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Bedford's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Indiana cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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