Crime and safety in Bedford Park, IL
Bedford Park’s police department covers under 1,000 people in the FBI’s count, so the page shows its counts, not rates, and there is no Safety Grade. The closest Safety Grade belongs to Burbank: C.
386 crimes reported in 2025
In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so we show counts rather than rates.
Every offense type reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
10 violent and 376 property, as reported to the FBI by Bedford Park’s police.
The nearest Illinois towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burbank | C | 2 mi | 2.0 | 18.2 |
| Summit | C | 3 mi | 3.2 | 13.6 |
| Stickney | A− | 3 mi | 0.4 | 6.5 |
| Oak Lawn | B− | 4 mi | 1.3 | 15.6 |
| Hickory Hills | B+ | 4 mi | 0.7 | 9.5 |
| Chicago Ridge | C | 4 mi | 2.2 | 17.3 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Bedford Park. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Bedford Park.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Seven people died in crashes on Bedford Park’s roads in 2019–2023
Bedford Park had 6 fatal crashes in five years, in which seven people died; 1 was a pedestrian. 2 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is more than is typical for Illinois towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (7.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Bedford Park’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Bedford Park’s own rate (238.9) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Bedford Park and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit | C | 3.2 | 13.6 |
| Burbank | C | 2.0 | 18.2 |
| Bridgeview | — | — | — |
| Hodgkins | D− | 1.6 | 122.4 |
| Chicago | D | 5.2 | 32.8 |
| Stickney Township | — | — | — |
| Justice | — | — | — |
| Lyons Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Bridgeview, Stickney Township and Lyons Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Justice reported to the FBI for 2025 but not 2023 or 2024.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Bedford Park. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Bedford Park’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (584 in 2025); our figure for Bedford Park is 589 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Bedford Park
Is Bedford Park, IL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Bedford Park. The nearest Illinois towns with a grade are Burbank (C, 2 mi), Summit (C, 3 mi), Stickney (A−, 3 mi).
Who polices Bedford Park?
Bedford Park’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Bedford Park”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.