Columbus, GA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 52%

Violent crime 53%

Property crime 52%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Columbus_{/100k people}	Georgia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,575 (estimate)	2,408	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	8.8	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	31.9	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	65.5	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	293.8	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	594 (estimate)	400	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	290.7	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,478.5	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	238.2	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,981 (estimate)	2,007	1,958

Key findings

Columbus crime rates are 52% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Columbus are 53% higher than the national average
In Columbus you have a 1 in 28 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Columbus is safer than 12% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Columbus has decreased by 11%

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Daily Crime In Columbus (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Columbus

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Columbus is 1 in 169

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Columbus is 1 in 34

The chance of being a victim of crime in Columbus is 1 in 28

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

Columbus police department

Item	Columbus	Georgia	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	568	11,364	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.9	4.0	3.3

There are a total of 568 Columbus police officers. This results in 2.9 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 26.8% less than the Georgia average and 11% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Georgia

State	Total offenders	Georgia_/100K	National_/100K
Georgia	23,117	275	266

There are a total of 23,117 sex offenders in Georgia. This yields a total of 275 sex offenders in Georgia per 100,000 residents which is 3% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Ladonia, AL	3,036	292	1,375	1,667
Smiths Station, AL	5,235	355	1,669	2,024
Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA	11,882	538	2,700	3,239
Phenix City, AL	36,990	721	4,333	5,054
Columbus, GA	200,303	594	2,981	3,575

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Yonkers, NY	199,725	264	828	1,092
Aurora, IL	200,907	258	1,008	1,266
Montgomery, AL	201,717	612	4,269	4,881
Huntington Beach, CA	198,724	246	1,963	2,209
Shreveport, LA	198,571	923	4,799	5,722
Columbus, GA	200,303	594	2,981	3,575

Source: The Columbus, GA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. 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.