2026 Compare Cities Crime:
Sanford, FL vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 73% less violent crime than Sanford.
- Rochester has 53% less property crime than Sanford.
 Sanford, FLRochester, MNUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock1122.7
 Property Crime69.2  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Sanford    8 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

we are looking for a place that except a dog she 11 years old fixed, we are on social se curity we get about 1600 a month I am 59 and my husband is 52 years of age  More

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Over 15 years ago

A little southern town with some bad areas and not too much variety in culture besides white and black. Not too close to orlando, lots of outdoor activities, and overall  More

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You need to check exactly where in 32773 a house is located as the properties on the edge of the zip or more like 32746 Lake Mary. All services and shopping tends to 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 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 Sanford, FloridaCrime Index
 Howey-in-the-Hills, FL13.45
 Winter Springs, FL14.2
 Astatula, FL16.65
 Windermere, FL16.75
 Gotha, FL17.6
 Oviedo, FL18.35
 Minneola, FL18.7
 Geneva, FL19.25
 Lady Lake, FL19.55
 Rio Pinar, FL19.65

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