Rochester, NY Crime


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Rochester, NY has a higher rate of violent and property crime than the US average. Violent crime in Rochester is 45.5, almost double the US average of 22.7, while property crime is 57.6 compared to the US average of 35.4. This means that residents of Rochester must take extra precaution when it comes to safety and security. Law enforcement in the area are working hard to reduce these rates by increasing visibility and cracking down on criminal activity, but citizens must still remain vigilant in order to protect themselves from potential danger.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Rochester violent crime is 45.5. (The US average is 22.7)
Rochester property crime is 57.6. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Rochester, NY Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000729.717.447.8418.5245.96982.91241.64653.91087.4
2001755.318.238.2418.3280.76582.41116.84414.21051.4
200280518.948.2438.1299.768171111.94440.91264.2
2003935.126.739.5536332.87221.21147.94492.81580.5
2004826.916.742.2433.4334.67172.91262.64431.91478.4
2005927.724.947482.2373.66498.61296.14147.81054.6
20061259.623.243.5629.3563.76141.61262.93738.61140.1
2007113724.258.5499.3554.95456.11249.23408.1798.8
20081121.120.547.7515.7537.25420.31367.53438.2614.6
2009993.513.647.2411.6521.15347.51410.53469468
20101093.720.148.6400.4624.65799.71691.83738.9369
2011959.314.744.9357542.85169.51599.93238.1331.4
20129761752.8385.4520.85322.31404.83624.2293.4
201319.943.74365014773.41228.63255.6289.2
2014839.112.890.3331.8404.14210.21010.22880319.9
201587615.770.5304.9484.93937.7835.12752.9349.7
2016880.120.576.8319.6463.23726.3703.62706316.7
2017897.512.967.6338.94783803.66412867.3295.3
2018777.61463.1248.4452.13387.6567.22544.5275.9
2019748.41649.6208.5474.33470.9616.72537.8316.4

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Brighton town (Monroe County), NY69.41,695.536,03642019
Irondequoit, NY181.21,836.251,71442018
Gates, NY193.92,735.728,52852019
East Rochester, NY92.01,058.06,72272019
Greece, NY174.41,928.496,52772019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Amherst, NY116.71,522.4120,864592019
Syracuse, NY792.63,134.0142,062752019
Allentown, PA386.52,283.0106,6852092019
Ramapo, NY71.9460.787,2042282019
Paterson, NJ841.52,162.0147,6902352019

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Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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