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Columbus, OH Crime and Crime Rate

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The Columbus crime rate is much higher than the Ohio average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #450

Columbus, OH	3,685.49
Ohio	1,691.16
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Columbus, OH Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Columbus, OH	Count	83	738	2,098	1,644	9,066	23,328	2,940	NA
	Columbus, OH	Per 100,000	10.0	88.8	252.5	197.9	1,091.2	2,807.9	353.9	NA	2,595
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.0	35.3	110.0	127.4	680.0	1,963.6	155.4	NA	1,438
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2011	Columbus, OH	Count	87	565	3,244	1,289	15,169	30,259	3,615	NA
	Columbus, OH	Per 100,000	11.0	71.7	411.9	163.7	1,926.0	3,841.9	459.0	NA	3,459
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.4	31.5	139.1	132.4	976.3	2,195.9	182.5	NA	1,693
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Columbus, OH	Count	94	566	3,359	1,432	15,234	30,784	4,150	403
	Columbus, OH	Per 100,000	12.2	73.2	434.6	185.3	1,970.8	3,982.5	536.9	52.1	3,638
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.1	32.1	142.8	136.2	923.3	2,138.8	183.1	NA	1,661
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Columbus, OH	Count	83	574	3,395	1,288	14,583	30,044	4,186	432
	Columbus, OH	Per 100,000	10.9	75.6	447.1	169.6	1,920.4	3,956.3	551.2	56.9	3,610
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.5	34.8	154.1	138.7	902.9	2,169.8	198.3	NA	1,704
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Columbus, OH	Count	109	615	3,590	1,507	14,708	28,263	5,311	470
	Columbus, OH	Per 100,000	14.5	81.8	477.5	200.4	1,956.1	3,758.9	706.4	62.5	3,817
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.7	38.5	163.0	142.1	892.8	2,270.5	248.4	NA	1,788
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Columbus, OH	Count	79	661	3,849	1,680	14,370	30,893	6,228	638
	Columbus, OH	Per 100,000	10.7	89.8	523.0	228.3	1,952.5	4,197.5	846.2	86.7	4,076
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.5	38.8	159.2	140.7	859.1	2,301.6	294.6	NA	1,793
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Columbus, OH	Count	104	586	3,646	1,612	14,816	30,882	6,400	559
	Columbus, OH	Per 100,000	14.2	80.1	498.4	220.4	2,025.3	4,221.5	874.9	76.4	4,091
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.7	39.6	166.8	139.2	909.8	2,442.8	326.1	NA	1,887
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Columbus, OH	Count	102	518	3,777	1,714	14,604	31,724	7,813	465
	Columbus, OH	Per 100,000	14.0	70.9	517.2	234.7	1,999.6	4,343.8	1,069.8	63.7	4,198
	Ohio	Per 100,000	5.1	39.8	163.1	143.4	872.8	2,429.0	360.9	NA	1,887
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Columbus, OH	84.88
Ohio	32.00
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Columbus, OH Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2013	Columbus, OH	Count	136	88	4	17	15	12
	Columbus, OH	Per 100,000	16.7	10.8	0.5	2.1	1.8	1.5	166
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.6	2.2	0.2	0.6	0.4	0.2	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Columbus, OH	Count	44	19	4	14	7	0
	Columbus, OH	Per 100,000	5.5	2.4	0.5	1.8	0.9	0.0	55
	Ohio	Per 100,000	2.6	1.3	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.1	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Columbus, OH	Count	40	16	5	16	3	0
	Columbus, OH	Per 100,000	5.1	2.0	0.6	2.0	0.4	0.0	50
	Ohio	Per 100,000	2.3	1.3	0.2	0.6	0.2	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Columbus, OH	Count	46	25	5	10	6	0
	Columbus, OH	Per 100,000	6.0	3.2	0.6	1.3	0.8	0.0	59
	Ohio	Per 100,000	2.6	1.5	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.0	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Columbus, OH	Count	37	14	2	13	8	0
	Columbus, OH	Per 100,000	4.9	1.8	0.3	1.7	1.1	0.0	48
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.1	1.5	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.6	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Columbus, OH	Count	49	20	5	20	4	0
	Columbus, OH	Per 100,000	6.5	2.7	0.7	2.7	0.5	0.0	65
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.8	2.1	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.3	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Columbus, OH	Count	94	41	11	22	16	4
	Columbus, OH	Per 100,000	12.8	5.6	1.5	3.0	2.2	0.5	127
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.6	1.9	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.3	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Columbus, OH	Count	81	43	8	11	18	1
	Columbus, OH	Per 100,000	11.1	5.9	1.1	1.5	2.5	0.1	110
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.5	2.1	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.1	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Columbus, OH	2.31
Ohio	2.56
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Columbus, OH Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Columbus, OH	Count	2,203	1,852	351
	Columbus, OH	Per 100,000	265.2	222.9	42.2	2.44
	Ohio	Per 100,000	288.3	217.1	71.2	2.53
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Columbus, OH	Count	2,181	1,862	319
	Columbus, OH	Per 100,000	267.2	228.1	39.1	2.48
	Ohio	Per 100,000	315.3	244.8	70.5	2.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Columbus, OH	Count	2,138	1,823	315
	Columbus, OH	Per 100,000	268.1	228.6	39.5	2.48
	Ohio	Per 100,000	258.3	198.9	59.5	2.29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Columbus, OH	Count	2,114	1,805	309
	Columbus, OH	Per 100,000	268.4	229.2	39.2	2.49
	Ohio	Per 100,000	292.5	210.8	81.7	2.52
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2009	Columbus, OH	Count	2,179	1,878	301
	Columbus, OH	Per 100,000	286.9	247.3	39.6	2.67
	Ohio	Per 100,000	291.5	216.3	75.2	2.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2006	Columbus, OH	Count	2,178	1,829	349
2005	Columbus, OH	Count	2,136	1,792	344