Rochester, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rochester, MI Summary

Crime in Rochester research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Rochester over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Rochester:

  • There were 61 total crimes committed in Rochester the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 474.0 total crimes per 100K people in Rochester.
  • The overall crime rate in Rochester is -79.60% below the national average.
  • Rochester ranks #87 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Rochester ranks #1,698 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

Additional research about crime in Michigan

Rochester Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rochester is 474.0 per 100,000 people. That's -79.60% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -74.22% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rochester
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 61 474.0 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 31.1 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 4 31.1 478.0 369.8
Burglary 5 38.9 233.1 269.8
Larceny 51 396.3 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 7.8 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 57 443.0 1,360.9 1,954.4

Rochester Crime Compared To Michigan Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Michigan.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Rochester

4
Violent Crimes
31.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-91.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Rochester in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rochester is 31.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,217.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rochester each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -91.59% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -93.50% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rochester

57
Property Crimes
443.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-77.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 57 property crimes in Rochester in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rochester is 443.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 225.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rochester each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -77.34% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -67.45% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rochester

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sterling Heights, MI 132,393 1,819 1,373.9 1,168.5 205.4
Troy, MI 86,548 1,406 1,624.5 1,506.7 117.9
Farmington Hills, MI 82,806 1,081 1,305.5 1,161.8 143.7
Rochester Hills, MI 75,921 564 742.9 671.8 71.1
Pontiac, MI 60,581 1,692 2,793.0 1,769.5 1,023.4
Royal Oak, MI 57,808 535 925.5 797.5 128.0
Auburn Hills, MI 25,081 593 2,364.3 1,989.6 374.8
Birmingham, MI 21,721 201 925.4 893.1 32.2
Berkley, MI 15,006 84 559.8 533.1 26.7
Clawson, MI 11,204 68 606.9 410.6 196.4

Rochester SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
10
Commute
6
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