2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Fargo, ND vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 58% less violent crime than Fargo.
- Rochester has 25% less property crime than Fargo.
 Fargo, NDRochester, MNUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock1122.7
 Property Crime43  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Fargo    32 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Grew up in Fargo/Northern MN area and was there 29 years. It’s cheap to live, tons of things to do in the summer. But 3-6 months of the year you more than likely will  More

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Grew up in south Minneapolis and headed 3 hours west to Fargo. Why did I want to leave the Twin Cities area? Found a great job. Nicer apartment for less money. Nice  More

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Not your typical North Dakota town. Fargo is on the Minnesota border and Cass County makes up 1/4 of the entire states population. It is the urban center and much more  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 Fargo, North DakotaCrime Index
 Prairie Rose, ND6.8
 Reile's Acres, ND6.9
 Frontier, ND7.05
 Brooktree Park, ND7.3
 North River, ND7.3
 Harwood, ND7.45
 Oxbow, ND7.45
 Barnesville, MN7.5
 Argusville, ND7.55
 Embden, ND7.55

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