Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ. M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0Policing and crime in Bradford, RI
Bradford has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. Of the graded towns, Charlestown is the closest, at A−.
The nearest Rhode Island towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlestown | A− | 5 mi | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| Westerly | B+ | 5 mi | 0.6 | 8.6 |
| Hopkinton | A | 6 mi | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| Richmond | A | 9 mi | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| South Kingstown | A | 11 mi | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| Narragansett | A | 14 mi | 0.6 | 3.9 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Bradford. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Bradford.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Two people died in crashes on Bradford’s roads in 2019–2023
Bradford had 2 fatal crashes in five years, in which two people died.
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.
Bradford and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerly | B+ | 0.6 | 8.6 |
| Hopkinton | A | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| Charlestown | A− | 1.0 | 3.7 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- 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 Bradford
Is Bradford, RI safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Bradford. The nearest Rhode Island towns with a grade are Charlestown (A−, 5 mi), Westerly (B+, 5 mi), Hopkinton (A, 6 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Bradford.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 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.