Portage, MI Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in Portage in green. The most dangerous areas in Portage are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Portage, MI Safe from Robbery?

The A grade means the rate of robbery is much lower than the average US city. Portage is in the 86th percentile for safety, meaning 14% of cities are safer and 86% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Portage's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of robbery in Portage is 0.2298 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Portage generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Portage may be as high as 1 in 2,372 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 6,668 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the central parts of Portage, MI: about 2 per year. The east part of Portage has fewer cases of robbery with only 0 in a typical year.

How Portage's Robbery Rate Compares

The chart below compares the robbery rate in Portage to the Michigan state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the robbery rate, Portage is safer than the Michigan state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Robbery in Portage, MI

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Portage about $379,794 in 2025, or roughly $7 per resident. This is part of Portage's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Portage, including every crime type and how Portage compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Robbery Map

Remember that robbery 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 Portage's crime maps on the Portage overall crime page.

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Individual Portage Crime Maps & Stats

Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of robbery in Portage is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Portage.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Kalamazoo, MI	C	D	C	B+
Schoolcraft, MI	A-	B+	A-	A
Westwood, MI	C+	D+	C+	A-
Scotts, MI	A	B+	A-	A
Greater Galesburg, MI	B+	C	B+	B
Vicksburg, MI	A	A-	A	A
Eastwood, MI	C-	D	C-	B
Parchment, MI	C	D+	C-	B-
Mattawan, MI	A+	A	A+	A+
Flowerfield, MI	A	A-	A	A

Robbery in City with Similar Populations

Portage is lower versus other cities of the same size for robbery. The table below compares robbery in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Spring Valley, NY	C+	D	D	F
Kendale Lakes, FL	A-	A	A	A-
Lincoln, CA	B+	B-	B-	D
Logan, UT	C+	C+	C+	A-
Lombard, IL	C	B+	B+	D
Morgan Hill, CA	B-	C-	C-	D
New Bern, NC	D+	D+	D+	C+
Olive Branch, MS	A+	A+	A+	A+
Sebring, FL	A+	B-	B-	B-
Azusa, CA	C+	C+	C+	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Portage, MI average SchoolGrade of B, with 44% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Portage schools on SchoolGrade

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