Rochester, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Rochester, MI Summary

Crime in Rochester research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Rochester over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Rochester:

  • There were 51 total crimes committed in Rochester in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 401.4 total crimes per 100K people in Rochester.
  • The overall crime rate in Rochester is -81.06% below the national average.
  • Rochester ranks #50 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Rochester ranks #1,730 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in Michigan

Rochester Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rochester is 401.4 per 100,000 people. That's -81.06% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -77.86% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rochester
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 51 401.4 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 3 23.6 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 3 23.6 434.3 359.0
Burglary 1 7.9 184.2 229.0
Larceny 42 330.6 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 5 39.4 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 48 377.8 1,378.9 1,760.0

Rochester Crime Compared To Michigan Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Michigan.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Rochester

3
Violent Crimes
23.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-93.42%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Rochester in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rochester is 23.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 4,235.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rochester each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -93.42% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -94.56% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rochester

48
Property Crimes
377.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-78.54%
Below The National Average
  • There were 48 property crimes in Rochester in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rochester is 377.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 264.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rochester each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -78.54% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -72.60% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rochester

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sterling Heights, MI 133,058 1,692 1,271.6 1,042.4 229.2
Troy, MI 87,422 1,217 1,392.1 1,276.6 115.5
Farmington Hills, MI 82,116 722 879.2 680.7 198.5
Rochester Hills, MI 75,960 474 624.0 531.9 92.2
Pontiac, MI 61,644 1,619 2,626.4 1,641.7 984.7
Royal Oak, MI 57,257 530 925.7 801.6 124.0
Auburn Hills, MI 26,019 593 2,279.1 1,906.3 372.8
Birmingham, MI 21,326 149 698.7 642.4 56.3
Berkley, MI 14,859 56 376.9 343.2 33.6
Clawson, MI 11,114 84 755.8 557.9 197.9

Rochester SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
10
Commute
6
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