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The Rochester crime rate is much higher than the New York average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #362

Rochester, NY	3,568.20
New York	1,193.71
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Rochester, NY Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Rochester, NY	Count	27	190	698	850	2,125	6,058	673	135
	Rochester, NY	Per 100,000	12.8	90.3	331.8	404.1	1,010.2	2,880.0	319.9	64.2	2,934
	New York	Per 100,000	3.1	19.8	121.8	229.4	257.2	1,381.4	79.7	NA	1,072
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Rochester, NY	Count	42	92	918	1,055	2,587	6,855	609	132
	Rochester, NY	Per 100,000	19.9	43.7	436.0	501.0	1,228.6	3,255.6	289.2	62.7	3,249
	New York	Per 100,000	3.3	13.1	138.6	234.7	287.2	1,458.8	78.8	NA	1,105
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Rochester, NY	Count	36	112	817	1,104	2,978	7,683	622	194
	Rochester, NY	Per 100,000	17.0	52.8	385.4	520.8	1,404.8	3,624.2	293.4	91.5	3,377
	New York	Per 100,000	3.5	14.6	146.4	242.3	329.9	1,503.5	88.6	NA	1,172
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Rochester, NY	Count	31	95	755	1,148	3,384	6,849	701	177
	Rochester, NY	Per 100,000	14.7	44.9	357.0	542.8	1,599.9	3,238.1	331.4	83.7	3,302
	New York	Per 100,000	4.0	14.1	145.9	234.1	336.0	1,477.2	99.2	NA	1,170
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Rochester, NY	Count	41	99	816	1,273	3,448	7,620	752	176
	Rochester, NY	Per 100,000	20.1	48.6	400.4	624.6	1,691.8	3,738.9	369.0	86.4	3,739
	New York	Per 100,000	4.5	14.3	146.9	226.4	335.3	1,500.4	105.4	NA	1,181
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Rochester, NY	Count	28	97	846	1,071	2,899	7,130	962	186
	Rochester, NY	Per 100,000	13.6	47.2	411.6	521.1	1,410.5	3,469.0	468.0	90.5	3,390
	New York	Per 100,000	4.0	13.2	144.0	223.5	321.6	1,502.5	111.9	NA	1,158
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Rochester, NY	Count	42	98	1,059	1,103	2,808	7,060	1,262	215
	Rochester, NY	Per 100,000	20.5	47.7	515.7	537.2	1,367.5	3,438.2	614.6	104.7	3,712
	New York	Per 100,000	4.3	14.4	163.0	216.4	337.3	1,527.3	128.9	NA	1,212
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Rochester, NY	Count	50	121	1,032	1,147	2,582	7,044	1,651	204
	Rochester, NY	Per 100,000	24.2	58.5	499.3	554.9	1,249.2	3,408.1	798.8	98.7	3,840
	New York	Per 100,000	4.2	15.2	161.1	233.7	336.1	1,497.2	145.3	NA	1,228
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Rochester, NY	Count	49	92	1,332	1,193	2,673	7,913	2,413	239
	Rochester, NY	Per 100,000	23.2	43.5	629.3	563.7	1,262.9	3,738.6	1,140.1	112.9	4,214
	New York	Per 100,000	4.8	16.4	178.6	235.1	355.1	1,531.1	166.4	NA	1,300
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Rochester, NY	Count	53	100	1,026	795	2,758	8,826	2,244	265
	Rochester, NY	Per 100,000	24.9	47.0	482.2	373.6	1,296.1	4,147.8	1,054.6	124.5	3,924
	New York	Per 100,000	4.5	18.9	182.7	239.7	353.3	1,569.6	185.6	NA	1,338
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Rochester, NY	36.33
New York	32.11
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Rochester, NY Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Rochester, NY	Count	3	1	0	2	0	0
	Rochester, NY	Per 100,000	1.4	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	14
	New York	Per 100,000	2.8	0.5	1.5	0.6	0.2	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Rochester, NY	Count	4	3	1	0	0	0
	Rochester, NY	Per 100,000	1.9	1.4	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	18
	New York	Per 100,000	3.1	0.8	1.5	0.6	0.2	0.0	30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Rochester, NY	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Rochester, NY	Per 100,000	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4
	New York	Per 100,000	3.7	0.9	2.1	0.5	0.2	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Rochester, NY	Count	3	0	0	3	0	0
	Rochester, NY	Per 100,000	1.4	0.0	0.0	1.4	0.0	0.0	14
	New York	Per 100,000	2.8	0.8	1.3	0.6	0.2	0.0	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Rochester, NY	Count	11	4	0	6	1	0
	Rochester, NY	Per 100,000	5.4	2.0	0.0	2.9	0.5	0.0	53
	New York	Per 100,000	3.6	1.0	1.4	0.7	0.5	0.0	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Rochester, NY	Count	6	0	1	5	0	0
	Rochester, NY	Per 100,000	2.9	0.0	0.5	2.4	0.0	0.0	29
	New York	Per 100,000	3.3	0.9	1.5	0.6	0.4	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Rochester, NY	Count	12	5	0	6	1	0
	Rochester, NY	Per 100,000	5.8	2.4	0.0	2.9	0.5	0.0	58
	New York	Per 100,000	3.3	1.0	1.5	0.5	0.3	0.0	32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Rochester, NY	Count	15	10	0	5	0	0
	Rochester, NY	Per 100,000	7.3	4.8	0.0	2.4	0.0	0.0	72
	New York	Per 100,000	3.2	0.8	1.8	0.5	0.1	0.0	32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Rochester, NY	Count	14	8	1	5	0	0
	Rochester, NY	Per 100,000	6.6	3.8	0.5	2.4	0.0	0.0	66
	New York	Per 100,000	3.5	1.0	1.7	0.6	0.3	0.0	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Rochester, NY	3.81
New York	3.86
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Rochester, NY Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Rochester, NY	Count	833	713	120
	Rochester, NY	Per 100,000	396.0	339.0	57.0	3.67
	New York	Per 100,000	434.2	322.7	111.5	3.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Rochester, NY	Count	866	735	131
	Rochester, NY	Per 100,000	411.3	349.1	62.2	3.80
	New York	Per 100,000	439.6	327.8	111.8	3.84
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Rochester, NY	Count	879	741	138
	Rochester, NY	Per 100,000	414.6	349.5	65.1	3.82
	New York	Per 100,000	432.5	322.6	109.8	3.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Rochester, NY	Count	871	738	133
	Rochester, NY	Per 100,000	411.8	348.9	62.9	3.80
	New York	Per 100,000	425.6	317.1	108.5	3.71
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Rochester, NY	Count	917	772	145
	Rochester, NY	Per 100,000	449.9	378.8	71.1	4.14
	New York	Per 100,000	434.5	322.6	111.9	3.79
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Rochester, NY	Count	934	773	161
	Rochester, NY	Per 100,000	454.4	376.1	78.3	4.15
	New York	Per 100,000	439.0	325.1	113.9	3.82
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Rochester, NY	Count	923	759	164
	Rochester, NY	Per 100,000	449.5	369.6	79.9	4.10
	New York	Per 100,000	447.1	338.8	108.4	3.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Rochester, NY	Count	907	734	173
	Rochester, NY	Per 100,000	438.8	355.1	83.7	3.97
	New York	Per 100,000	460.5	330.0	130.4	3.95
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Rochester, NY	Count	922	725	197
2005	Rochester, NY	Count	845	676	169