Bedford, PA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bedford, PA Summary

Crime in Bedford research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bedford over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bedford:

  • There were 32 total crimes committed in Bedford the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,189.1 total crimes per 100K people in Bedford.
  • The overall crime rate in Bedford is -48.84% below the national average.
  • Bedford ranks #230 safest out of 365 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Bedford ranks #4,363 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Bedford Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bedford is 1,189.1 per 100,000 people. That's -48.84% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -41.52% lower than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 2,033.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bedford
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 32 1,189.1 2,033.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.9 6.3
Robbery 1 37.2 83.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 148.6 264.6 268.2
Violent Crime 7 260.1 389.5 369.8
Burglary 5 185.8 248.6 269.8
Larceny 20 743.2 1,274.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 121.0 282.7
Property Crime 25 929.0 1,644.1 1,954.4

Bedford Crime Compared To Pennsylvania Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Pennsylvania.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Bedford

7
Violent Crimes
260.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-29.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Bedford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bedford is 260.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 384.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bedford each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -29.66% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -33.22% lower than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 389.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bedford

25
Property Crimes
929.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-52.47%
Below The National Average
  • There were 25 property crimes in Bedford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bedford is 929.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 107.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bedford each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -52.47% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -43.49% lower than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,644.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bedford

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Altoona, PA 43,429 1,125 2,590.4 1,819.1 771.4
Chambersburg, PA 21,131 649 3,071.3 2,721.1 350.2
Bel Air, MD 10,675 287 2,688.5 2,510.5 178.0
Tyrone, PA 5,160 91 1,763.6 1,550.4 213.2

Bedford SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
4
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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