Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Pontiac, MI Crime Grade
How Pontiac grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Michigan — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Michigan
9/10
vs. Michigan cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Pontiac, MI was 815.0 per 100,000 residents (511 incidents over a population of 62,702). That puts Pontiac Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 93% above the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Pontiac (red), Michigan (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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 1211.9(713) | 1030.0(624) | 1092.6(676) | 979.8(604) | 815.0(511) |
| Murder | 27.2(16) | 21.5(13) | 14.5(9) | 21.1(13) | 9.6(6) |
| Rape | 88.4(52) | 59.4(36) | 56.6(35) | 50.3(31) | 59.0(37) |
| Robbery | 93.5(55) | 87.5(53) | 108.3(67) | 63.3(39) | 54.2(34) |
| Aggravated assault | 1002.8(590) | 861.7(522) | 913.2(565) | 845.2(521) | 692.2(434) |
| Property crime | 1747.3(1,028) | 1802.5(1,092) | 1949.2(1,206) | 1657.9(1,022) | 1382.7(867) |
| Burglary | 404.5(238) | 318.6(193) | 375.0(232) | 322.8(199) | 269.5(169) |
| Larceny | 1106.5(651) | 1186.8(719) | 1246.1(771) | 997.7(615) | 910.7(571) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 207.4(122) | 269.1(163) | 305.5(189) | 327.7(202) | 191.4(120) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Pontiac's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Michigan cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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