New Bedford is a region located in MA, and has a population of 95,649. This region is policed by NEW BEDFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT.
New Bedford has an overall crime rate of 7,692 per 100,000 residents. This is one of the most dangerous regions in the United States. This means that your chances of becoming a victim of any type of crime in New Bedford is 1 in 13 if you reside there for a year.
The average overall crime rate for New Bedford for the previous 2 years was 8,060 per 100,000 residents. This means that the crime rate for New Bedford has been decreasing over time.
Below are its crime rates and policing statistics according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR). For more specific crime statistics (NIBRS) for many US cities & counties, see Offense Statistics.
New Bedford | USA | ||
Crime Rate (Overall) | 7,692 | 4,506 | |
Murder Rate | 4.1 | 6 | |
Robbery Rate | 307 | 148 | |
Rape Rate | 62 | 30 | |
Assault Rate | 3,835 | 644 | |
Burglary Rate | 1,013 | 726 | |
Forced Entry Rate | 749 | 417 | |
Larceny Rate | 2,112 | 2,185 | |
Auto Theft Rate | 358 | 362 |
New Bedford | USA | |
Overall Clearance | 17% | 28% |
Homicide Clearance | 24% | 56% |
Assault Clearance | 28% | 52% |
Rape Clearance | 19% | 38% |
Robbery Clearance | 10% | 23% |
Burglary Clearance | 6% | 12% |
Larceny Clearance | 5% | 18% |
Auto Theft Clearance | 5% | 12% |
Of the 730,000 sex offenders in the United States, there are a total of 81 sex offender(s) in New Bedford.
On a per capita basis, there are approximately 85 sex offender(s) per 100,000 people in New Bedford. This is compared to the nation-wide average of 240 sex offenders per 100,000 people.
To search the official state sex offender registry for Massachusetts see http://www.mass.gov/sorb/community.htm
Data estimated from arrests & clearances from a sample from the Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice. Washington, D.C. 2011. If missing data exist, these figures will tend to underestimate the true figures. Insideprison.com is not responsible for the currency or accuracy of this data.