Columbia, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Columbia, MO Summary

Crime in Columbia research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Columbia over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Columbia:

  • There were 3,946 total crimes committed in Columbia the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,086.1 total crimes per 100K people in Columbia.
  • The overall crime rate in Columbia is 32.78% above the national average.
  • Columbia ranks #300 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Columbia ranks #8,228 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

Additional research about crime in Missouri

Columbia Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Columbia is 3,086.1 per 100,000 people. That's 32.78% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 0.40% higher than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Columbia
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,946 3,086.1 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 11 8.6 11.8 6.3
Robbery 65 50.8 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 436 341.0 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 603 471.6 542.7 369.8
Burglary 397 310.5 378.8 269.8
Larceny 2,487 1,945.1 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 459 359.0 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 3,343 2,614.5 2,531.0 1,954.4

Columbia Crime Compared To Missouri Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Missouri.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Columbia

603
Violent Crimes
471.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
27.53%
Above The National Average
  • There were 603 violent crimes in Columbia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Columbia is 471.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 212.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Columbia each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 27.53% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -13.10% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Columbia

3,343
Property Crimes
2,614.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
33.78%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,343 property crimes in Columbia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Columbia is 2,614.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Columbia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 33.78% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 3.30% higher than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Columbia

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jamestown, ND 15,772 364 2,307.9 2,079.6 228.3
Moberly, MO 13,998 252 1,800.3 1,543.1 257.2
Marshall, MO 13,490 239 1,771.7 1,393.6 378.1
Fulton, MO 12,792 271 2,118.5 1,915.3 203.3
Mexico, MO 11,531 296 2,567.0 2,384.9 182.1
Boonville, MO 7,882 196 2,486.7 2,232.9 253.7
Ashland, MO 4,948 47 949.9 747.8 202.1

Columbia SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
9.5
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