New Bedford, Massachusetts Trend of Rape Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 45 rape crimes in New Bedford MA, and the rape crime rate per 100K residents was 43.91. Compared to 2023, the rape crime rate decreased by 18%.

The chart below shows the rape crime rate and the table below shows the number of crimes and crime rate from 2010 to 2024.

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You can also see similar information for other types of crimes.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
New Bedford, MA Rape Crime Rate Per 100K
New Bedford, MA Number and Rate of Rape Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2010 69 77.00
2011 59 61.68
2012 54 56.23
2013 100 105.09
2014 86 90.18
2016 31 32.80
2017 37 38.90
2018 45 47.32
2019 66 69.76
2020 51 53.75
2021 51 52.93
2022 49 48.32
2023 54 53.53
2024 45 43.91