| | Rochester, MN | Des Moines, IA | United States |
| | 11 | 37.1 | 22.7 |
| | 32.3 | 60.8 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
| Cities with the Least Crime Near Rochester, Minnesota | Crime Index |
| Marion, MN | |
| High Forest, MN | |
| Ostrander, MN | 5.0 |
| Rushford, MN | 6.0 |
| Oronoco, MN | 8.6 |
| Fountain, MN | 9.2 |
| Plainview, MN | 9.6 |
| Preston, MN | 9.6 |
| Rushford Village, MN | 10.0 |
| Dover, MN | 10.2 |
Reviews for Rochester 
31 Reviews
Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences, More
Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of More
I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around More
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Reviews for Des Moines 53 Reviews
Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the More
This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north More
Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike More
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