Photo: Dennisyerger84 · CC BY-SA 4.0Portage Township: recorded crime, not graded
Without FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, Portage Township has nothing to grade it on. Portage, 1 mile away, is the nearest town with a Safety Grade (B−). A 10-mile radius takes in 4 places that are graded.
The nearest Indiana towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portage | B− | 1 mi | 2.4 | 11.0 |
| Hobart | C | 7 mi | 1.3 | 21.9 |
| Gary | D− | 9 mi | 12.1 | 30.5 |
| Valparaiso | B+ | 9 mi | 1.0 | 8.6 |
| Griffith | B | 13 mi | 1.3 | 9.0 |
| Crown Point | A− | 15 mi | 0.7 | 5.0 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Portage Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Portage Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
20 people died in crashes on Portage Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Portage Township had 20 fatal crashes in five years, in which 20 people died; 4 were pedestrians. 8 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 8.3 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for Indiana towns of 25,000–100,000 people (8.1, 86 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Portage Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portage | B− | 2.4 | 11.0 |
| Union Township | — | — | — |
| Westchester Township | — | — | — |
| Burns Harbor | — | — | — |
| Liberty Township | — | — | — |
| Calumet Township | — | — | — |
| Gary | D− | 12.1 | 30.5 |
| Hobart | C | 1.3 | 21.9 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Union Township, Westchester Township, Burns Harbor, Liberty Township and Calumet Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Portage Township
Is Portage Township, IN safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Portage Township. Portage Township has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Indiana towns with a grade are Portage (B−, 1 mi), Hobart (C, 7 mi), Gary (D−, 9 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Portage Township.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.