With a crime rate for both violent and property crime combined of 7 per 1,000 residents, the crime rate in Bethel is one of the lower rates in America among communities of all sizes (lower than 60% of America's communities). One's chance of becoming a victim of crime in Bethel is one in 135. Compared to communities within Connecticut, Bethel‘s crime rate is lower than nearly 41% of the state's cities and towns.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Bethel has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Bethel is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Bethel does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Bethel.

For Bethel, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Bethel than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 4137, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Bethel; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 7 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.