Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Rochester, MN Crime Grade
How Rochester grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Minnesota — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Minnesota
6/10
vs. Minnesota cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Rochester, MN was 175.6 per 100,000 residents (218 incidents over a population of 124,142). That puts Rochester Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 21% below the Minnesota statewide rate of 223.2.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Rochester (red), Minnesota (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 | 244.2(296) | 224.6(273) | 167.2(204) | 158.9(195) | 175.6(218) |
| Murder | 0.8(1) | 0.8(1) | 0.8(1) | 4.1(5) | 0.8(1) |
| Rape | 65.2(79) | 63.4(77) | 40.2(49) | 30.2(37) | 35.4(44) |
| Robbery | 37.1(45) | 25.5(31) | 22.9(28) | 26.1(32) | 26.6(33) |
| Aggravated assault | 141.1(171) | 134.9(164) | 103.2(126) | 98.6(121) | 112.8(140) |
| Property crime | 2039.2(2,472) | 1884.2(2,290) | 1613.5(1,969) | 1379.0(1,692) | 1400.8(1,739) |
| Burglary | 249.9(303) | 229.6(279) | 184.4(225) | 174.4(214) | 158.7(197) |
| Larceny | 1646.5(1,996) | 1532.1(1,862) | 1301.3(1,588) | 1108.4(1,360) | 1169.6(1,452) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 137.8(167) | 118.5(144) | 126.2(154) | 92.1(113) | 61.2(76) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Rochester's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Minnesota cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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