The city of Pontiac, MI has a violent crime rate that is more than double the national average. With a rate of 58.5 incidents per 100,000 people compared to 22.7 for the US as a whole, it is clear that there is an issue with violent crime in this area. Additionally, property crime is also higher in Pontiac than the national average, with a rate of 37.1 compared to 35.4 for the US overall. It appears that local law enforcement and community members have their work cut out for them if they want to bring crime down in their city.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Pontiac violent crime is 58.5. (The US average is 22.7)
Pontiac property crime is 37.1. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.