2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Blacksburg, VA vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 9% more violent crime than Blacksburg.
- Rochester has 41% more property crime than Blacksburg.
 Blacksburg, VARochester, MNUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock1122.7
 Property Crime18.9  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Blacksburg    12 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Growing up I thought my city was the best thing since sliced bread. However, since moving to Blacksburg I have changed my tune. Amazing community and  More

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Over 14 years ago

Blacksburg is a very nice place overall, but like others has its pros and cons. It's a small, clean, quaint college town amid rural farmland and forested mountains. The  More

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Over 14 years ago

4 great seasons without  More

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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

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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

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Over 5 years ago

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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Cities with the Least Crime Near Blacksburg, VirginiaCrime Index
 Eggleston, VA 
 Ripplemead, VA 
 Narrows, VA8.2
 Belspring, VA11.5
 Riner, VA12.75
 Blacksburg, VA14.45
 Snowville, VA14.9
 Draper, VA15.25
 Fairlawn, VA15.75
 Hiwassee, VA16.25

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