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Pontiac, MI Crime and Crime Rate

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The Pontiac crime rate is much higher than the Michigan average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #379

Pontiac, MI	4,356.78
Michigan	1,756.80
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Pontiac, MI Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2010	Pontiac, MI	Count	9	67	239	798	1,074	765	216	31
	Pontiac, MI	Per 100,000	13.7	102.3	364.8	1,218.0	1,639.3	1,167.6	329.7	47.3	3,761
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.7	47.3	116.3	321.0	747.4	1,689.5	276.8	NA	1,752
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Pontiac, MI	Count	10	57	343	802	1,026	959	327	27
	Pontiac, MI	Per 100,000	15.2	86.5	520.3	1,216.6	1,556.3	1,454.7	496.0	41.0	4,049
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.3	45.3	123.7	321.7	760.5	1,782.6	294.7	NA	1,801
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Pontiac, MI	Count	21	73	315	844	1,034	998	507	39
	Pontiac, MI	Per 100,000	31.6	110.0	474.6	1,271.7	1,558.0	1,503.8	763.9	58.8	4,548
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.4	45.0	129.6	321.5	741.5	1,831.1	362.3	NA	1,832
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Pontiac, MI	Count	19	44	339	857	1,287	1,215	614	32
	Pontiac, MI	Per 100,000	28.3	65.6	505.5	1,278.0	1,919.2	1,811.8	915.6	47.7	4,662
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.7	45.5	133.2	350.7	748.9	1,898.3	418.5	NA	1,937
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Pontiac, MI	Count	8	86	276	851	1,566	1,294	565	73
	Pontiac, MI	Per 100,000	11.9	128.0	410.9	1,267.1	2,331.6	1,926.7	841.2	108.7	4,776
	Michigan	Per 100,000	7.1	52.2	140.7	362.4	753.9	1,963.5	495.4	NA	2,056
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Pontiac, MI	Count	9	82	253	911	1,117	1,194	488	39
	Pontiac, MI	Per 100,000	13.3	121.2	374.1	1,346.9	1,651.5	1,765.3	721.5	57.7	4,344
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.1	51.3	131.8	362.9	696.8	1,917.8	476.5	NA	1,975
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Pontiac, MI	32.40
Michigan	45.56
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Pontiac, MI Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2010	Pontiac, MI	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Pontiac, MI	Per 100,000	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	15
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.1	2.0	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Pontiac, MI	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Pontiac, MI	Per 100,000	3.0	1.5	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	30
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.2	2.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.1	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Pontiac, MI	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Pontiac, MI	Per 100,000	4.5	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	45
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.7	4.0	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.1	57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Pontiac, MI	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Pontiac, MI	Per 100,000	3.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	29
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.3	4.3	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.0	63
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Pontiac, MI	Count	3	2	0	0	1	0
	Pontiac, MI	Per 100,000	4.5	3.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	44
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.5	4.8	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.0	65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Pontiac, MI	1.27
Michigan	2.18
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Pontiac, MI Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2010	Pontiac, MI	Count	97	76	21
	Pontiac, MI	Per 100,000	148.1	116.0	32.1	1.32
	Michigan	Per 100,000	251.6	187.7	63.8	2.20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Pontiac, MI	Count	105	76	29
	Pontiac, MI	Per 100,000	159.3	115.3	44.0	1.37
	Michigan	Per 100,000	258.2	191.0	67.2	2.25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Pontiac, MI	Count	95	72	23
	Pontiac, MI	Per 100,000	143.1	108.5	34.7	1.26
	Michigan	Per 100,000	266.3	196.1	70.3	2.31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Pontiac, MI	Count	155	133	22
	Pontiac, MI	Per 100,000	231.1	198.3	32.8	2.15
	Michigan	Per 100,000	262.7	194.4	68.3	2.29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Pontiac, MI	Count	136	113	23
2005	Pontiac, MI	Count	166	138	28