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Pontiac Crime Rate Report (Michigan)

Pontiac crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 23 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Pontiac for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Pontiac in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 148.75% and the city property crime rate in Pontiac was lower than the national property crime rate average by 10.64%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Pontiac was higher than the violent crime rate in Michigan by 95.79% and the city property crime rate in Pontiac was higher than the property crime rate in Michigan by 8.98%.

Property and Violent Crime
Pontiac Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Pontiac Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Pontiac Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault434
Arson7
Burglary169
Larceny and Theft571
Motor Vehicle Theft120
Murder and Manslaughter6
Rape37
Robbery34
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)2,141
Property Crime860
Violent Crime511
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault512
Arson6
Burglary88
Larceny and Theft603
Motor Vehicle Theft158
Murder and Manslaughter10
Rape24
Robbery25
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)2,130
Property Crime849
Violent Crime572

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Pontiac Property Crime

Pontiac Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Pontiac Crime 2025

Pontiac Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Pontiac Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Pontiac Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Pontiac, Michigan crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Pontiac crime report data for 2026 was projected from 23 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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