Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Bedford, NH Crime Grade
How Bedford grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of New Hampshire — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Hampshire
2/10
vs. New Hampshire cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Bedford, NH was 54.3 per 100,000 residents (13 incidents over a population of 23,960). That puts Bedford 83% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 54% below the New Hampshire statewide rate of 117.2.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Bedford (red), New Hampshire (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 | 17.3(4) | 37.7(9) | 16.8(4) | 8.4(2) | 54.3(13) |
| Murder | 8.6(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 16.8(4) | 8.4(2) | 0.0(0) | 16.7(4) |
| Robbery | 4.3(1) | 4.2(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 4.2(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 4.3(1) | 16.8(4) | 8.4(2) | 8.4(2) | 33.4(8) |
| Property crime | 665.6(154) | 528.4(126) | 565.6(135) | 870.5(208) | 780.5(187) |
| Burglary | 30.3(7) | 29.4(7) | 16.8(4) | 4.2(1) | 58.4(14) |
| Larceny | 605.1(140) | 469.7(112) | 527.9(126) | 828.7(198) | 701.2(168) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 30.3(7) | 25.2(6) | 20.9(5) | 37.7(9) | 20.9(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 New Hampshire 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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