Crime rate in Columbus, Ohio (OH): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map
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| Murders (per 100,000) | 81 (11.4) | 81 (11.3) | 109 (15.0) | 88 (12.1) | 102 (14.0) | 104 (14.2) | 79 (10.7) | 109 (14.5) | 83 (10.9) | 94 (12.2) | 87 (11.0) | 83 (10.0) | 77 (9.1) |
| Rapes (per 100,000) | 602 (84.5) | 673 (94.0) | 615 (84.7) | 574 (78.6) | 518 (70.9) | 586 (80.1) | 661 (89.8) | 615 (81.8) | 574 (75.6) | 566 (73.2) | 565 (71.7) | 738 (88.8) | 806 (95.1) |
| Robberies (per 100,000) | 3,364 (472.0) | 3,503 (489.4) | 3,332 (458.9) | 3,353 (459.4) | 3,777 (517.2) | 3,646 (498.4) | 3,849 (523.0) | 3,590 (477.5) | 3,395 (447.1) | 3,359 (434.6) | 3,244 (411.9) | 2,098 (252.5) | 2,240 (264.2) |
| Assaults (per 100,000) | 2,349 (329.6) | 2,242 (313.2) | 2,159 (297.3) | 1,910 (261.7) | 1,714 (234.7) | 1,612 (220.4) | 1,680 (228.3) | 1,507 (200.4) | 1,288 (169.6) | 1,432 (185.3) | 1,289 (163.7) | 1,644 (197.9) | 1,508 (177.9) |
| Burglaries (per 100,000) | 15,740 (2,208.4) | 16,066 (2,244.7) | 14,650 (2,017.5) | 14,695 (2,013.3) | 14,604 (1,999.6) | 14,816 (2,025.3) | 14,370 (1,952.5) | 14,708 (1,956.1) | 14,583 (1,920.4) | 15,234 (1,970.8) | 15,169 (1,926.0) | 9,066 (1,091.2) | 7,219 (851.6) |
| Thefts (per 100,000) | 38,835 (5,448.6) | 36,063 (5,038.6) | 33,343 (4,591.7) | 33,844 (4,636.7) | 31,724 (4,343.8) | 30,882 (4,221.5) | 30,893 (4,197.5) | 28,263 (3,758.9) | 30,044 (3,956.3) | 30,784 (3,982.5) | 30,259 (3,841.9) | 23,328 (2,807.9) | 23,021 (2,715.6) |
| Auto thefts (per 100,000) | 7,576 (1,062.9) | 7,633 (1,066.5) | 8,345 (1,149.2) | 8,397 (1,150.4) | 7,813 (1,069.8) | 6,400 (874.9) | 6,228 (846.2) | 5,311 (706.4) | 4,186 (551.2) | 4,150 (536.9) | 3,615 (459.0) | 2,940 (353.9) | 3,113 (367.2) |
| Arson (per 100,000) | 476 (66.8) | 223 (31.2) | N/A | 507 (69.5) | 465 (63.7) | 559 (76.4) | 638 (86.7) | 470 (62.5) | 432 (56.9) | 403 (52.1) | N/A | N/A | 405 (47.8) |
| City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 292.1) | 758.0 | 753.9 | 714.2 | 695.6 | 686.1 | 666.7 | 668.1 | 621.6 | 587.1 | 590.5 | 561.0 | 423.4 | 406.7 |
City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes and violent crime more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
According to our research of Ohio and other state lists there were 1,447 registered sex offenders living in Columbus, Ohio as of August 21, 2017.
The ratio of number of residents in Columbus to the number of sex offenders is 560 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.
(Note: Higher means more crime)
| Columbus: | 406.7 |
| Grandview Heights: | 108.9 |
| Bexley: | 178.5 |
| Upper Arlington: | 78.3 |
| Whitehall: | 712.0 |
| Minerva Park: | 174.2 |
| Gahanna: | 118.5 |
| Worthington: | 115.9 |
| Obetz: | 184.2 |
| Columbus: | 334.3 |
| U.S. Average: | 207.7 |
| Columbus: | 334.0 |
| U.S. Average: | 200.7 |
| Columbus: | 381.6 |
| U.S. Average: | 214.1 |
| Columbus: | 407.5 |
| U.S. Average: | 223.2 |
| Columbus: | 405.8 |
| U.S. Average: | 238.0 |
| Columbus: | 449.7 |
| U.S. Average: | 252.4 |
| Columbus: | 486.9 |
| U.S. Average: | 259.7 |
| Columbus: | 467.9 |
| U.S. Average: | 264.1 |
| Columbus: | 474.8 |
| U.S. Average: | 258.9 |
| Columbus: | 463.3 |
| U.S. Average: | 256.0 |
| Columbus: | 494.5 |
| U.S. Average: | 262.6 |
| Columbus: | 519.8 |
| U.S. Average: | 272.2 |
| Columbus: | 509.7 |
| U.S. Average: | 276.6 |
| Columbus: | 361.2 |
| U.S. Average: | 220.1 |
| Columbus: | 411.7 |
| U.S. Average: | 230.8 |
| Columbus: | 646.1 |
| U.S. Average: | 273.5 |
| Columbus: | 673.8 |
| U.S. Average: | 276.4 |
| Columbus: | 664.6 |
| U.S. Average: | 285.6 |
| Columbus: | 685.1 |
| U.S. Average: | 302.2 |
| Columbus: | 727.3 |
| U.S. Average: | 309.2 |
| Columbus: | 747.4 |
| U.S. Average: | 317.3 |
| Columbus: | 777.6 |
| U.S. Average: | 322.3 |
| Columbus: | 807.1 |
| U.S. Average: | 327.4 |
| Columbus: | 808.3 |
| U.S. Average: | 334.1 |
| Columbus: | 863.8 |
| U.S. Average: | 336.9 |
| Columbus: | 876.6 |
| U.S. Average: | 337.2 |
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.19 |
| Ohio average: | 1.99 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2014, including police officers: 2,203 (1,852 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.23 |
| Ohio average: | 2.17 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2013, including police officers: 2,181 (1,862 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.28 |
| Ohio average: | 2.45 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2012, including police officers: 2,138 (1,823 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.29 |
| Ohio average: | 1.99 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2011, including police officers: 2,114 (1,805 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.29 |
| Ohio average: | 2.11 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2009, including police officers: 2,179 (1,878 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.47 |
| Ohio average: | 2.16 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2006, including police officers: 2,178 (1,829 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.57 |
| Ohio average: | 2.03 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2005, including police officers: 2,136 (1,792 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.52 |
| Ohio average: | 2.12 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2003, including police officers: 2,150 (1,789 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.51 |
| Ohio average: | 2.13 |
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