The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Bradford, PA
Bradford is a city of 13,800 in McKean County, about 30 miles east of downtown Jamestown · Updated November 2026
Is Bradford, PA safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in Bradford is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Bradford sits near the middle: 50% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 50% in neighborhoods with less. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A against A-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Bradford run from A+ to B, so check the map below.
A-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 839 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
50% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Bradford as a whole, and 50% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Bradford scores 839.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Bradford, PA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Bradford, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Bradford
Aggravated assaults run high for an A-graded city. Bradford has 4.4 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 1.2.
The safest and least safe parts of Bradford
Every part of Bradford where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Bradford run from A+ to B; 53% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Bradford, the southwest side has the least crime and the center the most.
Is crime going up in Bradford?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in Bradford is down 20% and property crime is up 25%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 10 to 8.4 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 22 to 27 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 23% and property crime fell 13%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
BradfordUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Bradford. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Bradford
Violent, US
Property, Bradford
Property, US
2016
-8%
+4%
+32%
+15%
2017
-26%
+4%
+58%
+12%
2018
-3%
+0%
+16%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-20%
+4%
-13%
-8%
2021
-2%
+6%
+15%
-10%
2022
+6%
+5%
+72%
-6%
2023
+4%
+2%
+44%
-7%
2024
-20%
-4%
+24%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Bradford
CrimeGrade™ estimates Bradford has about 30 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 19% less than the US as a whole and close to Pennsylvania.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft makes up about 53% of crime reported in Bradford. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does far more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Bradford compares with nearby cities
Bradford has the most crime of its 1 nearest cities.
Transit, night lighting and walkability in Bradford
Bradford looks like a typical city on the traits that tend to go with crime.
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Bradford: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.66% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 80% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 72% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (22 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 65% of US city residents
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.8.3% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 73% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.12.4 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 73% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.2 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 69% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Bradford
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Bradford about $886 a year per household, 26% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $18 million a year, or $1,315 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$730,000
$52
Rape
$210,000
$15
Robbery
$69,000
$5
Assault
$2.1 million
$153
Burglary
$90,000
$6
Theft
$1.1 million
$82
Vehicle theft
$120,000
$9
Arson
$28,000
$2
Vandalism
$410,000
$30
Total
$4.9 million
$354
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Bradford means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Bradford, PA average a SchoolGrade of C+: 48% of students test proficient, against 41% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Bradford on SchoolGrade
