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Columbus, NC crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in Columbus is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 13 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Columbus is 1 in 78. Based on FBI crime data, Columbus is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to North Carolina, Columbus has a crime rate that is higher than 47% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Columbus to other communities of similar population, then Columbus crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Columbus does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Columbus does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Columbus.

Importantly, our analysis shows that Columbus has one of the lowest violent crime rates in all of America, across cities and towns of all sizes. Murder, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault happen far less frequently here than in most places. Your chance of becoming a victim? Just one in 10000. Columbus's violent crime rate is just 0 per 1,000 residents.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Columbus's rate for property crime is 13 per one thousand population. This makes Columbus a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Columbus is one in 78.

Columbus Crime Data

total Crime Index

38

(100 is safest)


Safer than 38% of U.S. cities.

Columbus Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

0

14

14

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.00

12.83

12.83

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.0
4.05
National Median: 4
    Columbus
    North Carolina

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 10,000

in Columbus

1 in 247

in North Carolina

Columbus Violent Crimes

Population: 1,091
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 0 0 0
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
12.83
20.64
National Median: 20
    Columbus
    North Carolina

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 78

in Columbus

1 in 48

in North Carolina

Property Crimes

Population: 1,091
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 0 14 0
Rate per 1,000 0.00 12.83 0.00

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Columbus Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
4
23
National Median: 27.0
    Columbus
    North Carolina

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Zip Codes in Columbus, NC