2025 Compare Cities Crime:
San Jose, CA vs New Bedford, MA

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- New Bedford has 49% more violent crime than San Jose.
- New Bedford has 23% more property crime than San Jose.
 San Jose, CANew Bedford, MAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock48.722.7
 Property Crime36.5  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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Reviews for New Bedford    5 Reviews

Grew up here, returned here to assist family after lining/working South of Boston, San Diego, then North of Boston respectively. Outside of the quaint/Historic Downtown  More

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Over 13 years ago

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Over 15 years ago

While unemployment is always a problem here, this city is no worse than any other old Northeastern city. Yes, we do have crime and bad areas, just as any other city  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near San Jose, CaliforniaCrime Index
 Burbank CDP (Santa Clara County), CA 
 Monte Sereno, CA10.9
 Los Altos Hills, CA11.9
 Los Altos, CA14.6
 Saratoga, CA14.95
 Loyola, CA15.05
 Cupertino, CA17.15
 Morgan Hill, CA18.25
 Sunnyvale, CA18.55
 Lexington Hills, CA18.75

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