Pontiac, MI Crime Statistics For 2022

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pontiac is 3,258.7 per 100,000 people. That's 38.90% higher than the national rate of 2,346.0 per 100,000 people and 77.21% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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• You have a 1 in 70.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pontiac each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Pontiac is 1,413.9 per 100,000 people.
• That's 264.59% higher than the national rate of 387.8 per 100,000 people.
• 195.79% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 54.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pontiac each year. That compares to a 1 in 51.1 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Pontiac is 1,844.8 per 100,000 people.
• That's -5.79% lower than the national rate of 1,958.2 per 100,000 people.
• And 35.56% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.