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Portage Crime Rate Report (Michigan)

Portage crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 27 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Portage for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Portage in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 39.24% and the city property crime rate in Portage was higher than the national property crime rate average by 55.63%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Portage was lower than the violent crime rate in Michigan by 52.18% and the city property crime rate in Portage was higher than the property crime rate in Michigan by 89.8%.

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

Portage Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault75
Arson3
Burglary93
Larceny and Theft1,035
Motor Vehicle Theft72
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape22
Robbery3
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,293
Property Crime1,200
Violent Crime100
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault102
Arson5
Burglary104
Larceny and Theft1,276
Motor Vehicle Theft117
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape23
Robbery7
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,590
Property Crime1,497
Violent Crime134

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Portage Property Crime

Portage Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Portage Crime 2025

Portage Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Portage Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Portage Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Portage, 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 Portage crime report data for 2026 was projected from 27 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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