Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Rochester, MI Crime Grade
How Rochester grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Michigan — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Michigan
1/10
vs. Michigan cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Rochester, MI was 46.2 per 100,000 residents (6 incidents over a population of 12,973). That puts Rochester 86% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 89% below the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
That ranks Rochester #447 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 88% of them, and #8 of 138 in Michigan. Violent crime is up 47% year over year and down 32% over the last five years.
Rochester, MI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- Michigan Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 46.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #447 of 3,771
- MI rank
- #8 of 138
- Safer than
- 88% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 47%
- 5-year change
- down 32%
- Population
- 12,973
- Reporting agency
- Rochester Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Rochester Police Department (FBI ORI MI6370200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Rochester (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Rochester vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 67.9(9) | 31.1(4) | 23.5(3) | 31.5(4) | 46.2(6) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 15.1(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 7.7(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 52.8(7) | 31.1(4) | 23.5(3) | 31.5(4) | 38.5(5) |
| Property crime | 249.0(33) | 443.0(57) | 400.0(51) | 385.6(49) | 223.5(29) |
| Burglary | 30.2(4) | 38.9(5) | 31.4(4) | 7.9(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Larceny | 181.1(24) | 396.3(51) | 352.9(45) | 338.4(43) | 169.6(22) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 37.7(5) | 7.8(1) | 15.7(2) | 39.4(5) | 54.0(7) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Rochester, MI Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Rochester Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Rochester calculated?
- Rochester's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Michigan state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Michigan cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Rochester Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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