Columbia, TN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Columbia, TN 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 1,246 total crimes committed in Columbia the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,778.0 total crimes per 100K people in Columbia.
  • The overall crime rate in Columbia is 19.53% above the national average.
  • Columbia ranks #192 safest out of 249 cities in Tennessee.
  • Columbia ranks #7,863 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 Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Columbia is 2,778.0 per 100,000 people. That's 19.53% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -12.24% lower than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Columbia
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,246 2,778.0 3,165.5 2,324.2
Murder 2 4.5 9.6 6.3
Robbery 24 53.5 81.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 263 586.4 543.2 268.2
Violent Crime 306 682.2 672.7 369.8
Burglary 121 269.8 384.5 269.8
Larceny 708 1,578.5 1,802.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 111 247.5 306.4 282.7
Property Crime 940 2,095.8 2,492.8 1,954.4

Columbia Crime Compared To Tennessee Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Columbia

306
Violent Crimes
682.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
84.49%
Above The National Average
  • There were 306 violent crimes in Columbia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Columbia is 682.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 146.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Columbia each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 84.49% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 1.42% higher than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Columbia

940
Property Crimes
2,095.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
7.23%
Above The National Average
  • There were 940 property crimes in Columbia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Columbia is 2,095.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.7 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 7.23% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -15.93% lower than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 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
Murfreesboro, TN 161,810 4,242 2,621.6 2,110.5 511.1
Franklin, TN 87,081 1,069 1,227.6 1,032.4 195.2
Smyrna, TN 57,595 1,245 2,161.6 1,896.0 265.6
Spring Hill, TN 56,232 519 923.0 818.0 104.9
Brentwood, TN 45,581 415 910.5 842.5 68.0
La Vergne, TN 39,424 707 1,793.3 1,412.8 380.5
Tullahoma, TN 20,948 567 2,706.7 2,205.5 501.2
Nolensville, TN 16,990 71 417.9 329.6 88.3
Dickson, TN 16,154 502 3,107.6 2,377.1 730.5
Lewisburg, TN 12,659 322 2,543.6 2,014.4 529.3

Columbia SnackAbility

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