Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Pontiac, IL Crime Grade
How Pontiac grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Illinois — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Illinois
9/10
vs. Illinois cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Pontiac, IL was 308.6 per 100,000 residents (34 incidents over a population of 11,016). That puts Pontiac 5% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 26% above the Illinois statewide rate of 245.7.
That ranks Pontiac #2,679 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 29% of them, and #175 of 214 in Illinois. Violent crime is up 30% year over year and up 2% over the last five years.
Pontiac, IL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Illinois Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 308.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,679 of 3,771
- IL rank
- #175 of 214
- Safer than
- 29% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 30%
- 5-year change
- up 2%
- Population
- 11,016
- Reporting agency
- Pontiac Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Pontiac Police Department (FBI ORI IL0530200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Pontiac (red), Illinois (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Pontiac vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 304.0(34) | 282.4(32) | 407.3(45) | 237.3(26) | 308.6(34) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 9.1(1) |
| Rape | 35.8(4) | 176.5(20) | 208.2(23) | 109.5(12) | 118.0(13) |
| Robbery | 17.9(2) | 8.8(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 250.4(28) | 97.1(11) | 199.1(22) | 127.8(14) | 181.6(20) |
| Property crime | 1216.0(136) | 838.3(95) | 1040.8(115) | 1359.7(149) | 889.6(98) |
| Burglary | 187.8(21) | 105.9(12) | 90.5(10) | 109.5(12) | 145.2(16) |
| Larceny | 974.6(109) | 697.1(79) | 923.2(102) | 1204.6(132) | 744.4(82) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 53.6(6) | 26.5(3) | 27.2(3) | 45.6(5) | 0.0(0) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Pontiac, IL Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Pontiac Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Pontiac calculated?
- Pontiac's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Illinois state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Illinois cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Pontiac Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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