Crime in Rochester from Elizabeth Baier on Vimeo.

Crime is a hot topic in Rochester, Minn. even though the city’s crime rate has dropped in the past decade. While the population is up 21 percent, most individual crime reporting categories have remained virtually static. But city and police officials say the perception of crime in Rochester is actually getting worse.

These derby grrls rock and roll on the rink from Elizabeth Baier on Vimeo.

Popular in the 1970s and revived in recent years with a reality show on the A&E television network, the high-energy sport of roller derby is gaining momentum among a growing group of tenacious women from around Broward County.