Columbia, WA Crime Rates & Crime Map

Reported Annual Crime In Columbia

Statistic	Reported_incidents	Columbia_{/100k people}	Bellingham_{/100k people}	Washington_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	4,409	5,649 (estimate)	4,973	3,478	2,745
Statistic	Reported_incidents	Columbia_{/100k people}	Bellingham_{/100k people}	Washington_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	2	n/a	2.3	3.1	5.3
Rape	56	n/a	63.2	44.0	41.7
Robbery	73	n/a	82.3	72.8	98.0
Assault	127	n/a	143.3	184.6	248.9
Violent crime	258	209 (estimate)	291	305	383
Burglary	552	n/a	622.7	590.4	430.4
Theft	3,435	n/a	3,874.7	2,194.4	1,694.4
Vehicle theft	164	n/a	185.0	388.8	237.4
Property crime	4,151	5,440 (estimate)	4,682	3,174	2,362

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The Columbia crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Columbia as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with low crime compared to the areas with high crime. The Columbia crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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The overall crime rate in Columbia is 106% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 15.48 daily crimes that occur in Columbia.
Columbia is safer than 37% of the cities in the Washington.
In Columbia you have a 1 in 18 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Bellingham has decreased by 2%.

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Daily Crime In Columbia (per 100,000 people)

How Safe is Columbia (higher is better)

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Columbia

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Columbia is 1 in 479

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Columbia is 1 in 19

The chance of being a victim of crime in Columbia is 1 in 18

Year Over Year Crime In Bellingham (per 100,000 people)

Bellingham police department

Item	Columbia	Bellingham	Washington
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	157	8,169
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	1.9	2.2

Sex offenders in Washington

State	Total offenders	Washington_/100K	National_/100K
Washington	6,102	97	222

There are a total of 6,102 sex offenders in Washington. This yields a total of 97 sex offenders in Washington per 100,000 residents which is 56% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Everson, WA	2,555	24	949	972
Geneva, WA	2,630	86	900	986
Lynden, WA	13,204	63	1,321	1,384
Nooksack, WA	1,763	140	1,464	1,605
Alger, WA	156	187	1,952	2,139
Ferndale, WA	12,666	145	2,101	2,246
Marietta-Alderwood, WA	4,492	211	2,198	2,409
Bellingham, WA	84,462	291	4,682	4,973

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Bend, OR	84,416	164	2,090	2,254
Edinburg, TX	84,399	334	3,765	4,098
Trenton, NJ	84,559	1,286	2,604	3,889
Riverview, FL	84,590	477	2,939	3,417
Champaign, IL	84,672	724	2,996	3,720
Bellingham, WA	84,462	291	4,682	4,973

Source: The Columbia, Bellingham, WA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.

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