Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Rochester Hills, MI Crime Grade
How Rochester Hills 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
2/10
vs. Michigan cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Rochester Hills, MI was 62.1 per 100,000 residents (49 incidents over a population of 78,888). That puts Rochester Hills Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 85% below the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
That ranks Rochester Hills #664 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 82% of them, and #17 of 138 in Michigan. Violent crime is down 32% year over year and down 4% over the last five years.
Rochester Hills, MI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- Michigan Grade
- A (2/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 62.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #664 of 3,771
- MI rank
- #17 of 138
- Safer than
- 82% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 32%
- 5-year change
- down 4%
- Population
- 78,888
- Reporting agency
- Rochester Hills Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Rochester Hills Police Department (FBI ORI MI631910X) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Rochester Hills (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Rochester Hills 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 | 64.5(48) | 73.8(56) | 76.5(58) | 90.8(69) | 62.1(49) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 1.3(1) | 0.0(0) | 1.3(1) | 1.3(1) |
| Rape | 13.4(10) | 15.8(12) | 21.1(16) | 7.9(6) | 12.7(10) |
| Robbery | 2.7(2) | 2.6(2) | 6.6(5) | 0.0(0) | 5.1(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 48.4(36) | 54.0(41) | 48.8(37) | 81.6(62) | 43.1(34) |
| Property crime | 557.6(415) | 673.1(511) | 866.2(657) | 533.2(405) | 628.7(496) |
| Burglary | 26.9(20) | 38.2(29) | 176.7(134) | 51.3(39) | 29.2(23) |
| Larceny | 482.4(359) | 555.8(422) | 593.3(450) | 421.3(320) | 561.6(443) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 43.0(32) | 77.7(59) | 96.2(73) | 59.2(45) | 38.0(30) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Rochester Hills, 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 Hills 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 Hills calculated?
- Rochester Hills'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 Hills 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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