Columbia City, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Columbia City, IN Summary

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

  • There were 102 total crimes committed in Columbia City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,017.3 total crimes per 100K people in Columbia City.
  • The overall crime rate in Columbia City is -56.23% below the national average.
  • Columbia City ranks #45 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Columbia City ranks #3,789 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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Columbia City Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Columbia City is 1,017.3 per 100,000 people. That's -56.23% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -52.48% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Columbia City
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 102 1,017.3 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 6.3
Robbery 1 10.0 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 16 159.6 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 18 179.5 357.7 369.8
Burglary 5 49.9 280.4 269.8
Larceny 73 728.0 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 59.8 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 84 837.7 1,783.2 1,954.4

Columbia City Crime Compared To Indiana Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Columbia City

18
Violent Crimes
179.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-51.46%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Columbia City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Columbia City is 179.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 557.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Columbia City each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -51.46% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -49.81% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Columbia City

84
Property Crimes
837.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-57.14%
Below The National Average
  • There were 84 property crimes in Columbia City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Columbia City is 837.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 119.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Columbia City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -57.14% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.02% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Columbia City SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
4
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
8.5
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