Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Bethlehem Town, NY Crime Grade
How Bethlehem 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
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New York
2/10
vs. New York cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Bethlehem Town, NY was 47.9 per 100,000 residents (17 incidents over a population of 35,516). That puts Bethlehem Town Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 89% below the New York statewide rate of 454.9.
That ranks Bethlehem Town #472 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 88% of them, and #27 of 140 in New York. Violent crime is up 29% year over year and down 30% over the last five years.
Bethlehem Town, NY crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- New York Grade
- A (2/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 47.9 / 100k
- National rank
- #472 of 3,771
- NY rank
- #27 of 140
- Safer than
- 88% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 29%
- 5-year change
- down 30%
- Population
- 35,516
- Reporting agency
- Bethlehem Town Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Bethlehem Town Police Department (FBI ORI NY0015100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Bethlehem Town (red), New York (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Bethlehem 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 | 68.7(24) | 63.1(22) | 51.6(18) | 37.2(13) | 47.9(17) |
| Murder | 2.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 2.9(1) | 2.9(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 17.2(6) | 17.2(6) | 14.3(5) | 17.2(6) | 25.3(9) |
| Robbery | 11.5(4) | 14.3(5) | 5.7(2) | 2.9(1) | 5.6(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 37.2(13) | 31.5(11) | 28.7(10) | 14.3(5) | 16.9(6) |
| Property crime | 890.4(311) | 1170.0(408) | 965.9(337) | 1022.0(357) | 957.3(340) |
| Burglary | 65.8(23) | 66.0(23) | 54.5(19) | 97.3(34) | 160.5(57) |
| Larceny | 793.1(277) | 1052.4(367) | 868.4(303) | 901.7(315) | 760.2(270) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 31.5(11) | 40.1(14) | 37.3(13) | 14.3(5) | 36.6(13) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Bethlehem 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 Bethlehem 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 Bethlehem Town calculated?
- Bethlehem 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 Bethlehem 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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