Rochester, NY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rochester, NY 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 9,067 total crimes committed in Rochester the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,312.1 total crimes per 100K people in Rochester.
  • The overall crime rate in Rochester is 85.53% above the national average.
  • Rochester ranks #395 safest out of 404 cities in New York.
  • Rochester ranks #9,133 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.

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Rochester Vs New York And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rochester is 4,312.1 per 100,000 people. That's 85.53% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 143.01% higher than the New York total crime rate of 1,774.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rochester
/ 100k People
New York
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 9,067 4,312.1 1,774.5 2,324.2
Murder 66 31.4 4.2 6.3
Robbery 478 227.3 90.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 925 439.9 240.7 268.2
Violent Crime 1,538 731.4 363.8 369.8
Burglary 932 443.2 165.5 269.8
Larceny 5,233 2,488.7 1,143.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 1,364 648.7 101.7 282.7
Property Crime 7,529 3,580.6 1,410.7 1,954.4

Rochester Crime Compared To New York Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Rochester

1,538
Violent Crimes
731.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
97.79%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,538 violent crimes in Rochester in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rochester is 731.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 136.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rochester each year. That compares to a 1 in 274.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 97.79% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 101.08% higher than the New York violent crime rate of 363.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rochester

7,529
Property Crimes
3,580.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
83.21%
Above The National Average
  • There were 7,529 property crimes in Rochester in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rochester is 3,580.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.9 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 83.21% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 153.82% higher than the New York property crime rate of 1,410.7 per 100,000 people.

Rochester SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
3
Amenities
10
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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