Columbus, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Columbus, OH Summary

Crime in Columbus research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Columbus 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 Columbus:

  • There were 35,691 total crimes committed in Columbus the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,934.2 total crimes per 100K people in Columbus.
  • The overall crime rate in Columbus is 69.27% above the national average.
  • Columbus ranks #403 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Columbus ranks #8,915 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.

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Columbus Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Columbus is 3,934.2 per 100,000 people. That's 69.27% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 82.22% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Columbus
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 35,691 3,934.2 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 127 14.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 1,275 140.5 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1,675 184.6 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 4,082 450.0 308.8 369.8
Burglary 4,288 472.7 318.8 269.8
Larceny 20,028 2,207.7 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 7,293 803.9 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 31,609 3,484.3 1,850.3 1,954.4

Columbus Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Columbus

4,082
Violent Crimes
450.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
21.68%
Above The National Average
  • There were 4,082 violent crimes in Columbus in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Columbus is 450.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 222.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Columbus each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 21.68% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 45.73% higher than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Columbus

31,609
Property Crimes
3,484.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
78.28%
Above The National Average
  • There were 31,609 property crimes in Columbus in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Columbus is 3,484.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Columbus each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 78.28% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 88.30% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Columbus

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Dublin, OH 48,799 582 1,192.6 1,125.0 67.6
Westerville, OH 38,528 820 2,128.3 1,983.0 145.3
Hilliard, OH 36,644 404 1,102.5 960.6 141.9
Upper Arlington, OH 35,831 375 1,046.6 1,013.1 33.5
Gahanna, OH 35,167 919 2,613.2 2,374.4 238.9
Whitehall, OH 20,094 1,383 6,882.7 6,031.7 851.0
Powell, OH 14,407 94 652.5 610.8 41.6
Worthington, OH 14,346 243 1,693.9 1,596.3 97.6
Bexley, OH 13,956 282 2,020.6 1,934.7 86.0
New Albany, OH 10,851 159 1,465.3 1,373.1 92.2

Columbus SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
4
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
8
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