Portage IN Crime Rate 1999-2018
Interactive chart of the Portage, Indiana violent crime rate and statistics by year from 1999 to 2018. In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, violent crime statistics are composed of four offenses: murder/homicide and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes are defined in the UCR Program as those offenses which involve force or threat of force.
- The Portage IN crime rate for 2018 was 185.56 per 100,000 population, a 31.11% increase from 2015.
- The Portage IN crime rate for 2015 was 141.53 per 100,000 population, a 13.18% decline from 2014.
- The Portage IN crime rate for 2014 was 163.02 per 100,000 population, a 14.15% decline from 2013.
- The Portage IN crime rate for 2013 was 189.9 per 100,000 population, a 2.42% increase from 2012.
City Name |
Population |
Rate |
Indianapolis |
877,584 |
1,272.81 |
Elkhart |
52,659 |
1,184.98 |
Shelbyville |
19,075 |
1,127.13 |
South Bend |
102,397 |
1,039.09 |
Michigan City |
30,999 |
741.96 |
Albion |
2,324 |
688.47 |
Kokomo |
57,804 |
629.71 |
Clinton |
4,707 |
616.10 |
Lawrenceburg |
5,033 |
596.07 |
Evansville |
118,765 |
568.35 |
Bloomington |
85,730 |
540.07 |
Kendallville |
9,850 |
527.92 |
Huntingburg |
6,135 |
521.60 |
La Porte |
21,630 |
513.18 |
Franklin |
25,288 |
510.12 |
Gary |
75,426 |
495.85 |
Hammond |
76,050 |
479.95 |
Peru |
10,973 |
464.78 |
Lafayette |
72,904 |
463.62 |
Marion |
28,116 |
455.26 |
Crawfordsville |
16,207 |
438.08 |
Lawrence |
49,093 |
427.76 |
Rensselaer |
5,864 |
426.33 |
Anderson |
54,925 |
413.29 |
Cumberland |
5,739 |
400.77 |
Fort Wayne |
267,634 |
382.61 |
Edinburgh |
4,607 |
369.00 |
Bremen |
4,507 |
355.00 |
Tipton |
5,072 |
354.89 |
Fairmount |
2,771 |
324.79 |
Muncie |
68,406 |
320.15 |
Speedway |
12,187 |
287.19 |
Plainfield |
33,668 |
276.23 |
Whiting |
4,802 |
270.72 |
Lake Station |
11,880 |
260.94 |
Boonville |
6,318 |
253.24 |
Hobart |
28,101 |
252.66 |
Ellettsville |
6,740 |
252.23 |
Mishawaka |
49,310 |
231.19 |
Portland |
6,132 |
228.31 |
Tell City |
7,313 |
218.79 |
Seymour |
19,681 |
208.32 |
Bluffton |
10,046 |
199.08 |
Portage |
36,646 |
185.56 |
North Vernon |
6,694 |
179.27 |
Decatur |
9,585 |
177.36 |
Columbus |
47,595 |
159.68 |
Bargersville |
7,695 |
155.95 |
Greenwood |
58,312 |
142.34 |
Goshen |
33,386 |
140.78 |
Hartford City |
5,736 |
139.47 |
Jeffersonville |
47,709 |
136.24 |
Cannelton |
1,496 |
133.69 |
Brownsburg |
26,525 |
124.41 |
Westville |
5,664 |
123.59 |
Bedford |
13,282 |
120.46 |
Hagerstown |
1,678 |
119.19 |
South Whitley |
1,745 |
114.61 |
Valparaiso |
33,610 |
110.09 |
Elwood |
8,405 |
107.08 |
Batesville |
6,616 |
105.80 |
Noblesville |
63,315 |
93.18 |
Munster |
22,596 |
92.94 |
Chesterton |
13,561 |
81.11 |
Rushville |
6,009 |
66.57 |
West Lafayette |
46,906 |
66.09 |
Whitestown |
9,388 |
63.91 |
Dyer |
15,880 |
62.97 |
Nappanee |
6,864 |
58.28 |
Sellersburg |
8,935 |
55.96 |
Cedar Lake |
12,602 |
55.55 |
Auburn |
13,220 |
52.95 |
Plymouth |
9,948 |
50.26 |
Griffith |
16,050 |
49.84 |
Fishers |
94,035 |
48.92 |
Carmel |
94,128 |
45.68 |
Westfield |
41,037 |
26.81 |
Porter |
4,812 |
20.78 |
Crown Point |
29,884 |
20.08 |
St. John |
17,615 |
17.03 |
Lowell |
9,711 |
10.30 |
Zionsville |
27,185 |
0.00 |
Berne |
4,155 |
0.00 |
Winchester |
4,689 |
0.00 |
New Whiteland |
6,182 |
0.00 |
Frankfort |
15,744 |
0.00 |
Highland |
22,428 |
0.00 |
Historical Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 Population
|
Year |
Portage |
IN |
US |
2018 |
185.56 |
382.27 |
380.56 |
2015 |
141.53 |
383.70 |
373.74 |
2014 |
163.02 |
365.34 |
361.55 |
2013 |
189.90 |
359.58 |
369.13 |
2012 |
185.42 |
344.83 |
387.75 |
2011 |
299.87 |
331.77 |
387.06 |
2010 |
258.90 |
323.28 |
404.50 |
2009 |
486.98 |
334.03 |
431.88 |
2008 |
469.00 |
337.55 |
458.61 |
2007 |
378.74 |
335.84 |
471.77 |
2006 |
292.29 |
321.58 |
479.34 |
2005 |
160.73 |
324.00 |
469.04 |
2004 |
165.00 |
325.93 |
463.16 |
2003 |
256.46 |
352.31 |
475.84 |
2002 |
0.00 |
357.34 |
494.38 |
2001 |
0.00 |
371.06 |
504.52 |
2000 |
0.00 |
349.15 |
506.53 |
1999 |
0.00 |
374.58 |
522.95 |