Rochester Hills, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rochester Hills, MI Summary

Crime in Rochester Hills research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Rochester Hills 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 Hills:

  • There were 564 total crimes committed in Rochester Hills the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 742.9 total crimes per 100K people in Rochester Hills.
  • The overall crime rate in Rochester Hills is -68.04% below the national average.
  • Rochester Hills ranks #145 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Rochester Hills ranks #2,790 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.

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Rochester Hills Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rochester Hills is 742.9 per 100,000 people. That's -68.04% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -59.60% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rochester Hills
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 564 742.9 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.3 7.6 6.3
Robbery 2 2.6 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 41 54.0 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 54 71.1 478.0 369.8
Burglary 29 38.2 233.1 269.8
Larceny 421 554.5 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 60 79.0 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 510 671.8 1,360.9 1,954.4

Rochester Hills 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 Hills

54
Violent Crimes
71.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-80.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 54 violent crimes in Rochester Hills in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rochester Hills is 71.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,405.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rochester Hills each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -80.77% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -85.12% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rochester Hills

510
Property Crimes
671.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-65.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 510 property crimes in Rochester Hills in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rochester Hills is 671.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 148.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rochester Hills each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -65.63% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -50.64% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rochester Hills

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
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
Rochester, MI 12,868 61 474.0 443.0 31.1
Farmington, MI 11,406 83 727.7 683.9 43.8

Rochester Hills SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
9.5
Commute
6
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