Rochester, NH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Rochester, NH 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 413 total crimes committed in Rochester in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,220.8 total crimes per 100K people in Rochester.
  • The overall crime rate in Rochester is -42.40% below the national average.
  • Rochester ranks #157 safest out of 187 cities in New Hampshire.
  • Rochester ranks #5,208 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 New Hampshire

Rochester Vs New Hampshire And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rochester is 1,220.8 per 100,000 people. That's -42.40% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 18.74% higher than the New Hampshire total crime rate of 1,028.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rochester
/ 100k People
New Hampshire
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 413 1,220.8 1,028.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.0 5.0
Robbery 4 11.8 12.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 10 29.6 62.8 256.0
Violent Crime 26 76.9 110.1 359.0
Burglary 20 59.1 48.1 229.0
Larceny 338 999.1 805.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 29 85.7 64.4 259.0
Property Crime 387 1,143.9 918.0 1,760.0

Rochester Crime Compared To New Hampshire Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Rochester

26
Violent Crimes
76.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-78.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 26 violent crimes in Rochester in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rochester is 76.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,301.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rochester each year. That compares to a 1 in 908.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -78.59% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -30.18% lower than the New Hampshire violent crime rate of 110.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rochester

387
Property Crimes
1,143.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-35.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 387 property crimes in Rochester in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rochester is 1,143.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 87.4 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 -35.00% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 24.61% higher than the New Hampshire property crime rate of 918.0 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
Dover, NH 33,696 281 833.9 786.4 47.5
Portsmouth, NH 22,969 338 1,471.5 1,284.3 187.2
Durham, NH 14,718 39 265.0 224.2 40.8
Somersworth, NH 12,270 332 2,705.8 2,526.5 179.3
Newmarket, NH 9,490 41 432.0 379.3 52.7
Farmington, NH 6,880 61 886.6 697.7 189.0

Rochester SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
6
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