Crime & Safety in Portage, MI

Portage has a violent crime rate of 274 per 100,000 residents, 28% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 185.6 per 100,000, robbery at 28.2, rape at 60.5. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 3,124 per 100,000, 59% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 2,580, burglary at 411, vehicle theft at 133 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 31 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Portage receives a safety grade of F.