Bedford, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Bedford, OH 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 77 total crimes committed in Bedford in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 603.4 total crimes per 100K people in Bedford.
  • The overall crime rate in Bedford is -71.53% below the national average.
  • Bedford ranks #94 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Bedford ranks #2,698 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.

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Bedford Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bedford is 603.4 per 100,000 people. That's -71.53% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -67.29% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bedford
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 77 603.4 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 8 62.7 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 8 62.7 293.7 359.0
Burglary 13 101.9 206.0 229.0
Larceny 30 235.1 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 26 203.7 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 69 540.7 1,551.2 1,760.0

Bedford Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Bedford

8
Violent Crimes
62.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-82.54%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Bedford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bedford is 62.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,595.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bedford each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -82.54% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -78.65% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bedford

69
Property Crimes
540.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-69.28%
Below The National Average
  • There were 69 property crimes in Bedford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bedford is 540.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 184.9 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 -69.28% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -65.14% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 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
Strongsville, OH 45,600 618 1,355.3 1,282.9 72.4
North Olmsted, OH 31,532 335 1,062.4 999.0 63.4
Shaker Heights, OH 28,615 183 639.5 583.6 55.9
Solon, OH 23,736 203 855.2 800.5 54.8
Maple Heights, OH 22,987 290 1,261.6 756.9 504.6
Hudson, OH 22,932 117 510.2 475.3 34.9
Broadview Heights, OH 19,709 21 106.6 101.5 5.1
Macedonia, OH 12,136 176 1,450.2 1,417.3 33.0
Bedford Heights, OH 10,723 226 2,107.6 2,005.0 102.6
Highland Heights, OH 8,554 38 444.2 444.2 0.0

Bedford SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
8
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