Bedford County, VA Crime


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Bedford, VA County has lower levels of both violent and property crime than the US average. Violent crime in Bedford is 11.4, which is significantly lower than the national average of 22.7. Similarly, property crime in Bedford is 37.6, which is slightly lower than the US national average of 35.4. This indicates that Bedford may be a relatively safe area compared to other parts of the United States.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Bedford County violent crime is 11.4. (The US average is 22.7)
Bedford County property crime is 37.6. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of Bedford, Virginia does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Lynchburg, Virginia. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Lynchburg, Virginia. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Bedford, VA Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2001422.1062.546.9312.72673.5281.42298.393.8
2002477.70169.577231.13097.1446.82542.4107.9
2003444.2063.531.73493426.4475.92823.6126.9
2004359.3062.562.5234.33420.8374.92983.462.5
2005332.315.815.8126.6174.12611.2253.22310.547.5
2006350.7047.863.8239.13108.6366.72598.4143.5
2007160.9080.416.164.42123.6305.71624.8193.1
2008207.71631.90159.73610.2447.33051.1111.8
2009315.7063.178.9173.63251.8410.42683.5157.9
2010235.20062.7172.53434.23453042.247
2011254.1079.415.9158.83621.3555.92890.7174.7
201219204848963280.5320.12816.5144
2013203.6067.950.984.84021441.13376.3203.6
2014204010251516001.44255389.3187
2015466.10108.762.1295.25157.7357.34691.6108.7
2016167.80610106.84331.9137.34133.661
2017226.515.160.460.490.63533.71513277105.7
2018306.20137.815.3153.13046.5214.32725107.2
2019136.6045.5091.13005.591.12838.575.9

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Bedford, VA136.63,005.56,29622019
Lynchburg, VA383.02,183.967,251172019
Altavista, VA204.92,516.83,491182018
Hurt, VA163.1734.11,281182019
Glasgow, VA0.0180.01,138222019
Vinton, VA332.92,392.18,220222019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Lynchburg, VA3832,183.967,251172019
Roanoke, VA387.04,412.997,927262019
Harrisonburg, VA205.91,698.950,524842019
Burlington, NC850.24,601.945,681862019
Chapel Hill, NC94.41,506.749,544992019
Apex, NC94.2936.514,7291152019

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