Columbia, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Columbia, KY 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 18 total crimes committed in Columbia the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 360.4 total crimes per 100K people in Columbia.
  • The overall crime rate in Columbia is -84.50% below the national average.
  • Columbia ranks #63 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Columbia ranks #1,290 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 Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Columbia is 360.4 per 100,000 people. That's -84.50% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -82.32% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Columbia
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 18 360.4 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 100.1 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 5 100.1 259.1 369.8
Burglary 6 120.1 344.1 269.8
Larceny 7 140.1 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 13 260.3 1,779.5 1,954.4

Columbia Crime Compared To Kentucky Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Columbia

5
Violent Crimes
100.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-72.93%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Columbia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Columbia is 100.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 999.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Columbia each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -72.93% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -61.36% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Columbia

13
Property Crimes
260.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-86.68%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 property crimes in Columbia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Columbia is 260.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 384.2 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 -86.68% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -85.37% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 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
Fort Wayne, IN 267,791 7,095 2,649.5 2,387.3 262.1
Goshen, IN 34,697 1,043 3,006.0 2,755.3 250.7
Warsaw, IN 15,952 366 2,294.4 1,987.2 307.2
Auburn, IN 13,645 176 1,289.8 1,238.5 51.3
Sturgis, MI 10,961 231 2,107.5 1,724.3 383.2
Nappanee, IN 6,857 75 1,093.8 962.5 131.3

Columbia SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
8.5
Amenities
7
Education
6
Commute
9.5
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