Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Bedford Town, NY Crime Grade
How Bedford Town grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of New York — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New York
1/10
vs. New York cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Bedford Town, NY was 6.0 per 100,000 residents (1 incidents over a population of 16,548). That puts Bedford Town 98% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 99% below the New York statewide rate of 454.9.
That ranks Bedford Town #28 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 99% of them, and #3 of 140 in New York. Violent crime is down 76% year over year and down 47% over the last five years.
Bedford Town, NY crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- New York Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 6.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #28 of 3,771
- NY rank
- #3 of 140
- Safer than
- 99% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 76%
- 5-year change
- down 47%
- Population
- 16,548
- Reporting agency
- Bedford Town Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Bedford Town Police Department (FBI ORI NY0595000) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Bedford Town (red), New York (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Bedford Town 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 | 11.5(2) | 0.0(0) | 18.0(3) | 24.7(4) | 6.0(1) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 12.0(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 11.5(2) | 0.0(0) | 6.0(1) | 24.7(4) | 6.0(1) |
| Property crime | 103.1(18) | 100.1(17) | 161.7(27) | 259.3(42) | 290.1(48) |
| Burglary | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 47.9(8) | 30.9(5) | 6.0(1) |
| Larceny | 85.9(15) | 94.2(16) | 101.8(17) | 179.1(29) | 259.9(43) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 17.2(3) | 5.9(1) | 12.0(2) | 49.4(8) | 24.2(4) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Bedford Town, NY Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Bedford Town Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Bedford Town calculated?
- Bedford Town's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the New York state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to New York cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Bedford Town Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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