Rochester, NH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Rochester:

  • There were 637 total crimes committed in Rochester the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,924.6 total crimes per 100K people in Rochester.
  • The overall crime rate in Rochester is -17.19% below the national average.
  • Rochester ranks #177 safest out of 194 cities in New Hampshire.
  • Rochester ranks #6,374 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 1,924.6 per 100,000 people. That's -17.19% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 54.55% higher than the New Hampshire total crime rate of 1,245.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rochester
/ 100k People
New Hampshire
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 637 1,924.6 1,245.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 0.9 6.3
Robbery 4 12.1 20.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 40 120.9 85.3 268.2
Violent Crime 63 190.3 146.4 369.8
Burglary 91 274.9 103.3 269.8
Larceny 450 1,359.6 919.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 33 99.7 76.4 282.7
Property Crime 574 1,734.2 1,098.9 1,954.4

Rochester Crime Compared To New Hampshire Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Hampshire.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Rochester

63
Violent Crimes
190.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-48.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 63 violent crimes in Rochester in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rochester is 190.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 525.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rochester each year. That compares to a 1 in 683.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -48.53% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 30.03% higher than the New Hampshire violent crime rate of 146.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rochester

574
Property Crimes
1,734.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-11.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 574 property crimes in Rochester in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rochester is 1,734.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 57.7 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 -11.26% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 57.82% higher than the New Hampshire property crime rate of 1,098.9 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
Dover, NH 33,453 353 1,055.2 1,016.4 38.9
Portsmouth, NH 22,513 322 1,430.3 1,252.6 177.7
Durham, NH 15,550 58 373.0 315.1 57.9
Somersworth, NH 12,160 256 2,105.3 2,014.8 90.5
Newmarket, NH 9,417 55 584.1 499.1 85.0
Berwick, ME 8,185 68 830.8 720.8 110.0
Farmington, NH 6,872 103 1,498.8 1,135.0 363.8
North Berwick, ME 5,163 25 484.2 387.4 96.8

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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