Bedford, IN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Bedford, IN 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 on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bedford:

  • There were 42 total crimes committed in Bedford in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 302.8 total crimes per 100K people in Bedford.
  • The overall crime rate in Bedford is -85.71% below the national average.
  • Bedford ranks #15 safest out of 125 cities in Indiana.
  • Bedford ranks #1,252 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in Indiana

Bedford Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bedford is 302.8 per 100,000 people. That's -85.71% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -82.10% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 1,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bedford
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 42 302.8 1,691.5 2,119.2
Murder 1 7.2 5.5 5.0
Robbery 1 7.2 34.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 5 36.0 239.4 256.0
Violent Crime 7 50.5 312.9 359.0
Burglary 5 36.0 176.8 229.0
Larceny 28 201.8 988.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 2 14.4 213.0 259.0
Property Crime 35 252.3 1,378.6 1,760.0

Bedford Crime Compared To Indiana Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Indiana.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Bedford

7
Violent Crimes
50.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-85.94%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Bedford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bedford is 50.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,981.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bedford each year. That compares to a 1 in 319.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -85.94% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -83.88% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 312.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bedford

35
Property Crimes
252.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-85.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 property crimes in Bedford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bedford is 252.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 396.3 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 -85.66% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -81.70% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,378.6 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
Bloomington, IN 78,762 2,367 3,005.3 2,718.3 286.9
Columbus, IN 51,867 50 96.4 82.9 13.5
Georgetown, KY 40,037 517 1,291.3 1,168.9 122.4
Elizabethtown, KY 33,522 280 835.3 698.0 137.2
Franklin, IN 26,089 306 1,172.9 1,088.6 84.3
Jasper, IN 16,806 122 725.9 606.9 119.0
Washington, IN 12,674 94 741.7 473.4 268.3
Bargersville, IN 11,568 56 484.1 423.6 60.5
Ellettsville, IN 6,731 85 1,262.8 1,129.1 133.7
Huntingburg, IN 6,527 38 582.2 306.4 275.8

Bedford SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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