2026 Compare Cities Crime:
Dayton, OH vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 76% less violent crime than Dayton.
- Rochester has 54% less property crime than Dayton.
 Dayton, OHRochester, MNUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock1122.7
 Property Crime70.6  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Dayton    32 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Dayton Ohio for over 7 years. I live in a historic district within a short walk to Oregon district and down town. The summer concert series at Levitt  More

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Over 8 years ago

Spent years assigned at WPAFB (in Mar 90 - Aug 95') and lived in Oakwood for 5 years. We loved it and have nothing negative to say. Locals were friendly and interested  More

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I spent four and a half miserable years here. Essentially, your only employment opportunities are in healthcare or at the base. I worked at the base; they were  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 6 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 Dayton, OhioCrime Index
 Germantown, OH11.95
 Bellbrook, OH13.65
 Bradford, OH14.4
 Covington, OH14.6
 Shawnee Hills CDP (Greene County), OH14.9
 Clayton, OH15.3
 Wilberforce, OH15.6
 Brookville, OH15.7
 Yellow Springs, OH15.95
 Cedarville, OH16.55

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