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Pontiac score: 34/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Pontiac safe? United States travel risk

Is Pontiac safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Pontiac scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Pontiac scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Pontiac: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.

Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).

A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Found at 42.6493° N, 83.2878° W within Michigan, Pontiac is situated 672.2 km SE of Washington at an altitude of 281 m.

Region
Michigan
Coordinates
42.6493° N, 83.2878° W
Elevation
281 m
Time Zone
America/Detroit
Population
61,914
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Detroit (33.2 km SSE).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Oakland County International Airport (PTK) 11.0 km W
Hospital Care McLaren Oakland 1.2 km SSW
Police Station Oakland County Sheriff's Office 1.3 km S
Railway Terminal Pontiac 1.9 km S

Adjacent Localities in United States

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (28 °C avg high); Wettest: April (87 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C -1° 1° 7° 14° 20° 25° 28° 28° 24° 17° 8° 2°
Low °C -8° -8° -2° 5° 10° 16° 19° 19° 15° 9° 2° -5°
Rain mm 48 51 69 87 81 84 80 76 71 64 68 63

Normals: Detroit (33.2 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

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Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Sterling Heights 15
22.4 km ESE
Warren 15
27.5 km SE
Livonia 10
28.9 km SSW
Detroit 65
33.2 km SSE
Hamtramck 10
34.0 km SE
South Lyon 20
36.5 km SW

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy