Crime & Safety in Portage, IN

Portage has a violent crime rate of 198 per 100,000 residents, 48% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 154.9 per 100,000, robbery at 13.6, rape at 27.2. The murder rate is 2.7 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,584 per 100,000, 19% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,340, burglary at 149, vehicle theft at 95 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 24 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Portage receives a safety grade of F.