Rochester Hills has an overall crime rate of 8 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Rochester Hills is 1 in 130. How does Rochester Hills fare compared to other communities in Michigan of all population sizes? Rochester Hills's crime rate is lower than approximately 57% of Michigan communities. It is for these reasons that Rochester Hills is ranked as one of the top 100 safest cities in the U.S.A.

However, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Rochester Hills, and we found that the crime rate in Rochester Hills is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Rochester Hills is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Rochester Hills does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Rochester Hills.

For Rochester Hills, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Rochester Hills than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1287, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Rochester Hills; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 7 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.