Columbia, WA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 62%

Violent crime 41%

Property crime 81%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	Columbia_{/100k people}	Bellingham_{/100k people}	Washington_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	2,940	4,033 (estimate)	3,199	2,976	2,489
Murder	4	n/a	4.4	2.6	5.0
Rape	28	n/a	30.5	43.8	42.6
Robbery	61	n/a	66.4	67.6	81.6
Assault	158	n/a	171.9	179.9	250.2
Violent crime	251	222 (estimate)	273	294	379
Burglary	323	n/a	351.4	453.6	340.5
Theft	2,251	n/a	2,449.2	1,907.9	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	115	n/a	125.1	320.5	219.9
Property crime	2,689	3,811 (estimate)	2,926	2,682	2,110

Key findings

Columbia crime rates are 62% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Columbia are 41% lower than the national average
In Columbia you have a 1 in 25 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Columbia is safer than 50% of the cities in Washington
Year over year crime in Bellingham has decreased by 19%

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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 lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Columbia crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Columbia

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Columbia is 1 in 451

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Columbia is 1 in 27

The chance of being a victim of crime in Columbia is 1 in 25

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	6,688	107	266

There are a total of 6,688 sex offenders in Washington. This yields a total of 107 sex offenders in Washington per 100,000 residents which is 60% 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}
Geneva, WA	2,630	83	760	844
Everson, WA	2,555	23	903	926
Nooksack, WA	1,763	136	1,237	1,373
Alger, WA	156	181	1,649	1,830
Lynden, WA	13,204	93	1,740	1,832
Marietta-Alderwood, WA	4,492	204	1,857	2,061
Sudden Valley, WA	6,818	248	2,260	2,508
Bellingham, WA	84,462	273	2,926	3,199

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Bend, OR	84,416	153	1,908	2,061
Edinburg, TX	84,399	279	2,933	3,211
Trenton, NJ	84,559	1,123	2,094	3,217
Riverview, FL	84,590	442	2,511	2,953
Champaign, IL	84,672	930	2,478	3,409
Bellingham, WA	84,462	273	2,926	3,199

Source: The Columbia, Bellingham, WA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. 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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