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Rochester Police Department

City agencyNY0270100NIBRS since 2021LEMAS 2020Founded 1819

Monroe County, New York

Serves ~206,391 residents · UCR reported

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The Rochester Police Department, also known as the RPD, is the principal law enforcement agency of the City of Rochester, New York, reporting to the city mayor. It currently has approximately 852 officers and support staff, a budget of approximately $90 million, and covers an area of 37 square miles (96 km2). The Rochester Police Department has been under a court-ordered federal consent decree from the United States Department of Justice since 1975 over its hiring practices. The decree was part of a 1975 settlement involving racial discrimination.

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Crime & staffing trends

Reported offenses by year

Summary Reporting System counts from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Staffing by year

Police employment counts reported to the FBI UCR program.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Rape: victim & offender age · 180 victims, 201 offenders
Victim sex
Female166 (92%)
Male14 (8%)
Victim race
White89 (51%)
Black or African American87 (49%)
Weapons involved
Unknown83 (46%)
Personal Weapons62 (35%)
None10 (6%)
Firearm8 (4%)
Knife/Cutting Instrument5 (3%)
Handgun4 (2%)

Top 6 of 9 categories shown.

Incident location
Residence/Home132 (73%)
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk14 (8%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage9 (5%)
Other/Unknown8 (4%)
Park/Playground6 (3%)
Hotel/Motel/Etc.5 (3%)

Top 6 of 12 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Relationship Unknown79 (39%)
Acquaintance28 (14%)
Stranger27 (13%)
Boyfriend/Girlfriend24 (12%)
Otherwise Known24 (12%)
Ex-Spouse8 (4%)

Top 6 of 13 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Kidnapping/Abduction19 (49%)
Burglary/Breaking & Entering7 (18%)
All Other Larceny4 (10%)
Robbery2 (5%)
Weapon Law Violations2 (5%)
Stolen Property Offenses1 (3%)

Top 6 of 10 categories shown.

Open data

Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
711
Part-time sworn
0
Full-time civilian
98
Part-time civilian
136
Total FT employees
809
Population served
205,225
Operating budget
$95,116,000
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: yes

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
2013739246$134,534,000
2007706176$65,830,700
2003701187$59,544,900
2000707168$52,180,100
1999677164
1997693160
1993660162
1990628121
1987639124

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment
Sworn officers (2025)
622
Civilians (2025)
98

Reported annually to the FBI UCR program; full history charted above.

Open data

Rochester open data (RPD portal)

POP conference activity

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