Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Rochester, NY Crime Grade
How Rochester grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of New York — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New York
10/10
vs. New York cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Rochester, NY was 689.5 per 100,000 residents (1,421 incidents over a population of 206,093). That puts Rochester Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 66% above the New York statewide rate of 414.2.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Rochester (red), New York (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Rochester vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 818.7(1,680) | 779.1(1,595) | 761.9(1,602) | 733.0(1,528) | 689.5(1,421) |
| Murder | 23.4(48) | 36.6(75) | 36.1(76) | 23.5(49) | 22.3(46) |
| Rape | 41.9(86) | 36.1(74) | 34.2(72) | 32.1(67) | 26.2(54) |
| Robbery | 203.7(418) | 186.1(381) | 227.8(479) | 199.6(416) | 181.5(374) |
| Aggravated assault | 549.7(1,128) | 520.2(1,065) | 463.7(975) | 477.8(996) | 459.5(947) |
| Property crime | 3430.3(7,039) | 2845.1(5,825) | 3680.0(7,738) | 5160.9(10,758) | 3528.5(7,272) |
| Burglary | 676.9(1,389) | 417.1(854) | 447.0(940) | 481.2(1,003) | 440.1(907) |
| Larceny | 2233.4(4,583) | 1838.0(3,763) | 2512.0(5,282) | 2265.3(4,722) | 1813.3(3,737) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 445.9(915) | 509.9(1,044) | 660.6(1,389) | 2346.3(4,891) | 1221.8(2,518) |
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 New York 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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