2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Rochester, MN vs Winston-Salem, NC

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- Winston-Salem has 68% more violent crime than Rochester.
- Winston-Salem has 57% more property crime than Rochester.
 Rochester, MNWinston-Salem, NCUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock34.722.7
 Property Crime32.3  Unlock35.4

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

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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Reviews for Winston-Salem    26 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Winston Salem is a corrupt and sad city. Many residents aren't open to new comers and crime is rampant. The abysmal crime rate is due in part to the corrupt and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived here since 2008 and the community is beautiful and quiet. Convenient to everything and if you’re not a lazy person you can walk to Walmart, the bank,  More

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I didn't fully appreciate WS until I left. I still have family and friends there, and when I visit (I've lived in various places, now in the midwest for about 20 years)  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Rochester, MinnesotaCrime Index
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 Ostrander, MN5
 Rushford, MN6
 Oronoco, MN8.55
 Fountain, MN9.2
 Plainview, MN9.6
 Preston, MN9.6
 Rushford Village, MN9.95
 Dover, MN10.2

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