Bedford Heights, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bedford Heights, OH Summary

Crime in Bedford Heights research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bedford Heights 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 Heights:

  • There were 312 total crimes committed in Bedford Heights the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,906.1 total crimes per 100K people in Bedford Heights.
  • The overall crime rate in Bedford Heights is 25.04% above the national average.
  • Bedford Heights ranks #372 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Bedford Heights ranks #8,026 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 Heights Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bedford Heights is 2,906.1 per 100,000 people. That's 25.04% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 34.60% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bedford Heights
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 312 2,906.1 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 1 9.3 7.0 6.3
Robbery 7 65.2 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 31 288.7 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 39 363.3 308.8 369.8
Burglary 12 111.8 318.8 269.8
Larceny 170 1,583.5 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 91 847.6 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 273 2,542.8 1,850.3 1,954.4

Bedford Heights Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Bedford Heights

39
Violent Crimes
363.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-1.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 violent crimes in Bedford Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bedford Heights is 363.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 275.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bedford Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -1.77% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 17.65% higher than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bedford Heights

273
Property Crimes
2,542.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
30.11%
Above The National Average
  • There were 273 property crimes in Bedford Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bedford Heights is 2,542.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bedford Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 30.11% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 37.43% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bedford Heights

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Strongsville, OH 45,703 421 921.2 853.3 67.8
Shaker Heights, OH 28,615 183 639.5 583.6 55.9
Solon, OH 23,680 210 886.8 823.5 63.3
Hudson, OH 22,902 102 445.4 419.2 26.2
Maple Heights, OH 21,888 251 1,146.7 922.9 223.9
Rocky River, OH 21,309 168 788.4 708.6 79.8
Broadview Heights, OH 19,490 30 153.9 143.7 10.3
Bedford, OH 12,386 172 1,388.7 1,316.0 72.7
Macedonia, OH 12,248 225 1,837.0 1,779.9 57.2
Highland Heights, OH 8,536 69 808.3 784.9 23.4

Bedford Heights SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
8
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