2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Lawrence, KS vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 44% less violent crime than Lawrence.
- Rochester has 43% less property crime than Lawrence.
 Lawrence, KSRochester, MNUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock1122.7
 Property Crime56.8  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Lawrence    19 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I don't know why people have written negative reviews about Lawrence, but I have lived here for two years and love it. The quality of life is great - it is a college  More

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Over 12 years ago

Great college town, wonderful people and community. Fun  More

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Over 13 years ago

While I was a grad student at KU I lived in Lawrence, KS. I was unimpressed by the town and even less impressed by the over-inflated ego of its inhabitants. Let's be  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 Lawrence, KansasCrime Index
 Baldwin City, KS16.35
 Lecompton, KS16.95
 Eudora, KS18.15
 Lawrence, KS38.25

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