Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Bedford Heights, OH Crime Grade
How Bedford Heights grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Ohio — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Ohio
6/10
vs. Ohio cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Bedford Heights, OH was 158.4 per 100,000 residents (17 incidents over a population of 10,735). That puts Bedford Heights 51% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 44% below the Ohio statewide rate of 283.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Bedford Heights (red), Ohio (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Bedford Heights 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 | 268.5(28) | 465.7(50) | 196.0(21) | 102.6(11) | 158.4(17) |
| Murder | 9.6(1) | 9.3(1) | 0.0(0) | 9.3(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 38.4(4) | 65.2(7) | 28.0(3) | 18.7(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 220.5(23) | 391.2(42) | 168.0(18) | 74.6(8) | 158.4(17) |
| Property crime | 1879.2(196) | 2608.0(280) | 2585.4(277) | 2014.4(216) | 1332.1(143) |
| Burglary | 220.5(23) | 121.1(13) | 298.7(32) | 233.1(25) | 186.3(20) |
| Larceny | 1409.4(147) | 1639.3(176) | 1540.0(165) | 1557.4(167) | 1071.3(115) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 239.7(25) | 847.6(91) | 746.7(80) | 214.5(23) | 65.2(7) |
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 Heights's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Ohio 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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