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Crime Map, Crime Rate and Safest ZIP Codes in Rochester, NY
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores in Rochester, compare its ZIP codes, and find wider county context.
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores around Rochester. The map can include areas outside the city limits.
Is Rochester, NY safe?
Rochester, New York has a CrimeScore Safety Score of 20 out of 100, grade D, below the New York statewide score of 46. An estimated 1% of its residents live in neighborhoods graded A or B, compared with 34% statewide. Its ZIP codes with at least 5 scored block groups range from 9 to 34, so the answer depends on the neighborhood. Safety Scores are modeled estimates, not official crime rates.
- Safety Score
- 20 / 100
- Residents in A or B neighborhoods
- 1%
- Residents in D or F neighborhoods
- 91%
- Scored neighborhoods
- 227
How Rochester compares
Rochester scores 26 points below the New York statewide score of 46. Both scores average neighborhood scores weighted by population, so they compare directly.
Rochester lies in Monroe County, which has a county Safety Score of 24, grade D.
County Safety Scores describe whole counties and are measured differently, so they are not an average of the neighborhoods inside Rochester.
Neighborhoods inside Rochester
227 scored neighborhoods (Census block groups) with residents lie at least partly inside Rochester, 209 of them mostly inside it. Among those 209, the lowest scores 0, the highest 70, and the middle 80% range from 3 to 38.
Safest ZIP codes in Rochester, NY
Ranked by Safety Score among ZIP codes that score above the city's median ZIP score and have at least 5 scored block groups, so a single small area can't top the list.
ZIP code Safety Scores in Rochester, NY
Showing all 12 ZIP profiles
| ZIP | Safety Score | Grade | Scored areas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14604 | 18 /100 | Grade F | 4 |
| 14605 | 9 /100 | Grade F | 18 |
| 14607 | 23 /100 | Grade D | 15 |
| 14608 | 12 /100 | Grade F | 21 |
| 14611 | 15 /100 | Grade F | 32 |
| 14613 | 16 /100 | Grade F | 21 |
| 14614 | 24 /100 | Grade D | 3 |
| 14619 | 34 /100 | Grade D | 19 |
| 14620 | 28 /100 | Grade D | 24 |
| 14621 | 15 /100 | Grade F | 42 |
| 14627 | 17 /100 | Grade F | 4 |
| 14642 | 3 /100 | Grade F | 1 |
Higher scores indicate safer modeled conditions. Scored areas are Census block groups, not a coverage percentage.
Closest cities in New York
- Canandaigua Safety Score 31 · grade D · 25 miles
- Batavia Safety Score 24 · grade D · 31 miles
- Geneva Safety Score 23 · grade D · 38 miles
- Lockport Safety Score 42 · grade C · 54 miles
- Auburn Safety Score 24 · grade D · 55 miles
Distances are measured between the population-weighted centers of each city's scored neighborhoods.
About Rochester
Rochester has an estimated 207,282 residents (2024 Census estimate) and 35.8 square miles of land inside its 2020 city limits. Its city score combines 227 scored Census block groups that lie at least partly within those limits.
How this page is built
A ZIP code is listed here when most of its land is inside the city limits. ZIPs that mainly lie outside the city appear on their county pages. The city score is not an average of the listed ZIP scores.
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