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Rochester Crime Rate Report (Minnesota)

Rochester crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 27 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Rochester for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Rochester in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 43.94% and the city property crime rate in Rochester was lower than the national property crime rate average by 6.95%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Rochester was lower than the violent crime rate in Minnesota by 17.83% and the city property crime rate in Rochester was higher than the property crime rate in Minnesota but only by 1.18%.

Property and Violent Crime
Rochester Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Rochester Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Rochester Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault145
Arson14
Burglary208
Larceny and Theft1,486
Motor Vehicle Theft79
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape45
Robbery37
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,946
Property Crime1,773
Violent Crime228
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault163
Arson9
Burglary195
Larceny and Theft1,448
Motor Vehicle Theft123
Murder and Manslaughter3
Rape41
Robbery29
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,939
Property Crime1,766
Violent Crime235

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Rochester Property Crime

Rochester Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Rochester Crime 2025

Rochester Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Rochester Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Rochester Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Rochester, Minnesota crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Rochester crime report data for 2026 was projected from 27 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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