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Portage, IN Crime and Crime Rate

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The Portage crime rate is lower than the Indiana average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #87

Portage, IN	1,381.67
Indiana	1,598.73
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.

Portage, IN Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Portage, IN	Count	2	6	7	45	99	631	56	NA
	Portage, IN	Per 100,000	5.4	16.3	19.0	122.3	269.0	1,714.4	152.2	NA	953
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.0	24.5	104.5	222.6	559.3	1,880.0	210.1	NA	1,432
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Portage, IN	Count	0	8	13	49	124	697	45	0
	Portage, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	21.7	35.3	132.9	336.4	1,890.8	122.1	0.0	996
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.4	25.0	108.2	211.3	653.0	1,984.9	216.2	NA	1,511
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Portage, IN	Count	2	4	8	55	165	812	46	5
	Portage, IN	Per 100,000	5.4	10.7	21.5	147.8	443.4	2,182.0	123.6	13.4	1,144
	Indiana	Per 100,000	4.7	25.5	100.9	214.6	728.3	2,092.0	209.0	NA	1,556
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Portage, IN	Count	1	3	7	100	183	939	57	2
	Portage, IN	Per 100,000	2.7	8.1	18.9	270.2	494.4	2,536.7	154.0	5.4	1,338
	Indiana	Per 100,000	4.8	27.0	107.1	193.0	775.7	2,158.8	227.3	NA	1,601
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Portage, IN	Count	0	5	17	76	181	974	67	4
	Portage, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	13.2	44.9	200.8	478.2	2,573.2	177.0	10.6	1,306
	Indiana	Per 100,000	4.5	27.2	95.9	186.9	726.7	2,113.4	202.3	NA	1,527
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Portage, IN	Count	1	10	10	161	222	1,028	54	5
	Portage, IN	Per 100,000	2.7	26.8	26.8	430.8	594.0	2,750.6	144.5	13.4	1,702
	Indiana	Per 100,000	4.8	25.5	114.5	188.4	761.5	2,138.7	216.1	NA	1,584
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Portage, IN	Count	1	6	10	156	248	1,148	66	2
	Portage, IN	Per 100,000	2.7	16.3	27.1	422.9	672.3	3,112.2	178.9	5.4	1,790
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.1	27.0	118.1	183.5	762.8	2,299.2	273.7	NA	1,666
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Portage, IN	Count	0	5	12	122	252	1,190	115	2
	Portage, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	13.6	32.7	332.4	686.6	3,242.4	313.3	5.4	1,760
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.6	27.5	124.1	176.4	739.4	2,349.0	308.2	NA	1,695
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Portage, IN	Count	1	7	15	82	180	920	98	1
	Portage, IN	Per 100,000	2.8	19.5	41.8	228.3	501.1	2,561.0	272.8	2.8	1,457
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.8	29.1	114.7	165.2	731.3	2,424.8	346.3	NA	1,715
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Portage, IN	Count	0	7	7	43	204	970	105	5
	Portage, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	19.7	19.7	121.2	575.2	2,735.2	296.1	14.1	1,370
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.7	29.6	108.6	179.9	697.6	2,412.0	346.7	NA	1,701
	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

Portage, IN	17.67
Indiana	16.56
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.

Portage, IN Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Portage, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Portage, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Indiana	Per 100,000	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Portage, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Portage, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Indiana	Per 100,000	1.9	1.2	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2011	Portage, IN	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Portage, IN	Per 100,000	5.4	5.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	54
	Indiana	Per 100,000	2.7	1.8	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Portage, IN	1.64
Indiana	2.28
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.

Portage, IN Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Portage, IN	Count	68	61	7
	Portage, IN	Per 100,000	184.8	165.7	19.0	1.75
	Indiana	Per 100,000	256.1	188.2	67.9	2.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Portage, IN	Count	68	61	7
	Portage, IN	Per 100,000	184.5	165.5	19.0	1.75
	Indiana	Per 100,000	270.9	197.2	73.8	2.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Portage, IN	Count	67	60	7
	Portage, IN	Per 100,000	180.0	161.2	18.8	1.71
	Indiana	Per 100,000	267.2	195.5	71.7	2.31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Portage, IN	Count	67	59	8
	Portage, IN	Per 100,000	181.0	159.4	21.6	1.70
	Indiana	Per 100,000	259.0	173.9	85.2	2.16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Portage, IN	Count	69	61	8
	Portage, IN	Per 100,000	182.3	161.2	21.1	1.72
	Indiana	Per 100,000	266.2	180.6	85.6	2.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Portage, IN	Count	76	61	15
	Portage, IN	Per 100,000	203.4	163.2	40.1	1.83
	Indiana	Per 100,000	281.1	187.3	93.8	2.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Portage, IN	Count	77	60	17
	Portage, IN	Per 100,000	208.7	162.7	46.1	1.86
	Indiana	Per 100,000	282.3	186.0	96.3	2.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Portage, IN	Count	74	58	16
	Portage, IN	Per 100,000	201.6	158.0	43.6	1.80
	Indiana	Per 100,000	271.1	179.6	91.5	2.25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Portage, IN	Count	76	58	18
2005	Portage, IN	Count	75	56	19