Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Portage, MI Crime Grade
How Portage 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
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Michigan
4/10
vs. Michigan cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Portage, MI was 199.1 per 100,000 residents (100 incidents over a population of 50,238). That puts Portage Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 53% below the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Portage (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Portage 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 | 253.3(127) | 317.6(155) | 269.5(132) | 277.2(137) | 199.1(100) |
| Murder | 6.0(3) | 16.4(8) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 63.8(32) | 69.7(34) | 47.0(23) | 48.6(24) | 43.8(22) |
| Robbery | 39.9(20) | 20.5(10) | 22.5(11) | 20.2(10) | 6.0(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 143.6(72) | 211.0(103) | 200.1(98) | 208.4(103) | 149.3(75) |
| Property crime | 3372.5(1,691) | 3314.8(1,618) | 3386.6(1,659) | 2986.9(1,476) | 2394.6(1,203) |
| Burglary | 309.1(155) | 233.6(114) | 269.5(132) | 269.1(133) | 185.1(93) |
| Larceny | 2702.4(1,355) | 2853.9(1,393) | 2890.6(1,416) | 2545.7(1,258) | 2060.2(1,035) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 347.0(174) | 225.4(110) | 212.3(104) | 159.9(79) | 143.3(72) |
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: Portage'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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