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New Bedford
New Bedford crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 24 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in New Bedford for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.
The city violent crime rate for New Bedford in 2025 was higher than the
national violent crime rate
average by 4.72% and the city property crime rate in New Bedford was higher than the
national property crime rate
average but only by 0.82%.
In 2025 the city violent crime rate in New Bedford was higher than the
violent crime rate in Massachusetts
by 13.34% and the city property crime rate in New Bedford was higher than the
property crime rate in Massachusetts
by 50.05%.
Property and Violent Crime
New Bedford Crime Statistics
Summary Report
2025 Crime (Actual Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
224
Arson
10
Burglary
197
Larceny and Theft
1,108
Motor Vehicle Theft
260
Murder and Manslaughter
4
Rape
51
Robbery
68
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
2,354
Property Crime
1,565
Violent Crime
347
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
265
Arson
2
Burglary
71
Larceny and Theft
718
Motor Vehicle Theft
259
Murder and Manslaughter
5
Rape
56
Robbery
30
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
1,838
Property Crime
1,049
Violent Crime
355
Property and Violent Crime Totals
Actual versus Projected Crime Totals
City versus State versus National Crime Comparison
* The source of
actual
data on this New Bedford, Massachusetts crime rate report is the
FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement
for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The
projected
crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the New Bedford crime report data for 2026 was projected from 24 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.
The
FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data
solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.
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