Assault per Capita in Pontiac
The map below shows assault per 1,000 Pontiac residents.
The map below shows assault per 1,000 Pontiac residents.
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Assault Grade™
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B- |
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B |
Your yearly chance of being a victim of assault in Pontiac is about 1 in 873.
Assault costs the average Pontiac resident about $33 per year.
Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Pontiac in green. The most dangerous areas in Pontiac are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The B grade means the rate of assault is slightly lower than the average US city. Pontiac is in the 67th percentile for safety, meaning 33% of cities are safer and 67% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Pontiac's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of assault in Pontiac is 1.146 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Pontiac generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of assault in Pontiac may be as high as 1 in 716 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,359 in the northwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the central parts of Pontiac, IL: about 3 per year. The southeast part of Pontiac has fewer cases of assault with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the assault rate in Pontiac to the Illinois state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Pontiac, IL: | 1.146 |
|---|---|
| Illinois: | 1.224 |
| USA: | 2.561 |
Considering only the assault rate, Pontiac is as safe as the Illinois state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Assault is projected to cost the residents of Pontiac about $424,389 in 2025, or roughly $33 per resident. This is part of Pontiac's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Pontiac, including every crime type and how Pontiac compares to other cities.
Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Pontiac's crime maps on the Pontiac overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C+ | C+ | B- | B | |
C | C+ | C- | B | |
B+ | B+ | B+ | A | |
A- | B- | A- | B | |
A- | B- | A- | B- | |
C+ | B- | C | A- | |
B | B+ | B | A- | |
A- | B+ | B+ | A | |
B+ | B | B+ | A | |
A- | B+ | A- | A |
Pontiac is lower versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
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A+ | A- | A- | B | |
A- | A- | A- | A- | |
F | F | F | D- | |
A- | A | A | A | |
D- | F | F | F | |
F | C+ | C+ | C | |
F | F | F | F | |
B | D+ | D+ | C- | |
C+ | B | B | B- | |
B+ | A | A | B+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Pontiac, IL average SchoolGrade of F, with 18% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Pontiac schools on SchoolGrade
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