Portland, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Portland, MI Summary

Crime in Portland research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Portland over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Portland:

  • There were 48 total crimes committed in Portland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,214.0 total crimes per 100K people in Portland.
  • The overall crime rate in Portland is -47.77% below the national average.
  • Portland ranks #239 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Portland ranks #4,441 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Portland Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Portland is 1,214.0 per 100,000 people. That's -47.77% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -33.98% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Portland
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 48 1,214.0 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 202.3 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 9 227.6 478.0 369.8
Burglary 1 25.3 233.1 269.8
Larceny 36 910.5 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 50.6 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 39 986.3 1,360.9 1,954.4

Portland Crime Compared To Michigan Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Michigan.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Portland

9
Violent Crimes
227.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-38.45%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Portland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Portland is 227.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 439.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Portland each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -38.45% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -52.38% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Portland

39
Property Crimes
986.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-49.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 property crimes in Portland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Portland is 986.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 101.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Portland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -49.53% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -27.52% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Portland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ionia, MI 11,730 108 920.7 733.2 187.6
East Grand Rapids, MI 11,372 128 1,125.6 1,108.0 17.6
Grand Ledge, MI 7,778 54 694.3 617.1 77.1
Rockford, MI 6,204 47 757.6 677.0 80.6

Portland SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
5
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
5
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