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Columbus, GA Crime and Crime Rate

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The Columbus crime rate is much higher than the Georgia average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #301

Columbus, GA	3,263.40
Georgia	1,911.41
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Columbus, GA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Columbus, GA	Count	22	47	511	521	3,711	8,495	1,172	47
	Columbus, GA	Per 100,000	10.6	22.7	247.2	252.0	1,795.2	4,109.5	567.0	22.7	3,106
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.7	21.4	123.0	218.4	756.9	2,258.4	266.0	NA	1,672
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Columbus, GA	Count	22	36	481	483	3,355	8,012	1,108	37
	Columbus, GA	Per 100,000	10.9	17.9	239.1	240.1	1,667.8	3,982.8	550.8	18.4	2,958
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.6	19.9	125.0	209.3	823.2	2,254.9	268.5	NA	1,689
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Columbus, GA	Count	17	31	423	523	2,709	7,711	846	28
	Columbus, GA	Per 100,000	8.7	15.8	215.6	266.6	1,380.9	3,930.6	431.2	14.3	2,688
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.9	21.4	125.6	226.0	874.9	2,248.0	287.7	NA	1,753
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Columbus, GA	Count	15	40	413	465	3,342	8,059	1,049	39
	Columbus, GA	Per 100,000	7.8	20.8	214.7	241.7	1,737.1	4,189.0	545.3	20.3	2,974
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.6	20.9	123.8	222.9	974.6	2,351.7	300.3	NA	1,823
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Columbus, GA	Count	15	38	477	475	3,454	8,981	1,007	65
	Columbus, GA	Per 100,000	8.1	20.6	258.4	257.3	1,871.3	4,865.7	545.6	35.2	3,296
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.8	21.6	127.7	248.2	998.4	2,329.3	312.8	NA	1,872
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Columbus, GA	Count	13	47	574	519	3,792	9,374	1,518	49
	Columbus, GA	Per 100,000	7.0	25.2	308.2	278.7	2,036.3	5,033.7	815.1	26.3	3,657
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.8	23.4	148.6	248.3	1,000.7	2,328.7	337.2	NA	1,926
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Columbus, GA	Count	30	72	635	537	3,271	9,656	1,610	80
	Columbus, GA	Per 100,000	16.1	38.7	341.0	288.4	1,756.6	5,185.3	864.6	43.0	3,844
	Georgia	Per 100,000	6.6	22.7	179.2	270.5	1,038.9	2,567.5	409.1	NA	2,117
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Columbus, GA	Count	24	57	618	617	2,652	9,367	1,772	53
	Columbus, GA	Per 100,000	12.7	30.2	327.1	326.6	1,403.6	4,957.6	937.8	28.1	3,570
	Georgia	Per 100,000	7.5	22.8	181.7	281.2	950.2	2,504.6	446.3	NA	2,105
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Columbus, GA	Count	17	19	582	569	2,773	9,202	1,850	NA
	Columbus, GA	Per 100,000	8.9	9.9	304.4	297.6	1,450.2	4,812.2	967.5	NA	3,349
	Georgia	Per 100,000	6.4	23.2	165.6	275.8	909.0	2,519.3	460.9	NA	2,051
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Columbus, GA	Count	22	24	446	500	2,681	8,763	1,681	80
	Columbus, GA	Per 100,000	11.7	12.8	237.4	266.1	1,426.9	4,664.0	894.7	42.6	3,191
	Georgia	Per 100,000	6.2	23.6	154.8	264.3	931.0	2,751.1	490.2	NA	2,106
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Columbus, GA	7.25
Georgia	7.00
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Columbus, GA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2013	Columbus, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Columbus, GA	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	Columbus, GA	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	10
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Columbus, GA	Count	4	2	1	1	0	0
	Columbus, GA	Per 100,000	2.1	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	20
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2009	Columbus, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	1
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Columbus, GA	2.45
Georgia	3.18
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Columbus, GA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Columbus, GA	Count	559	461	98
	Columbus, GA	Per 100,000	270.4	223.0	47.4	2.47
	Georgia	Per 100,000	339.6	251.4	88.2	2.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Columbus, GA	Count	552	454	98
	Columbus, GA	Per 100,000	274.4	225.7	48.7	2.50
	Georgia	Per 100,000	369.2	273.0	96.2	3.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Columbus, GA	Count	568	467	101
	Columbus, GA	Per 100,000	289.5	238.0	51.5	2.64
	Georgia	Per 100,000	369.2	276.8	92.4	3.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Columbus, GA	Count	569	464	105
	Columbus, GA	Per 100,000	295.8	241.2	54.6	2.68
	Georgia	Per 100,000	377.9	278.1	99.9	3.28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Columbus, GA	Count	582	480	102
	Columbus, GA	Per 100,000	315.3	260.1	55.3	2.88
	Georgia	Per 100,000	379.4	284.5	94.9	3.32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Columbus, GA	Count	562	462	100
	Columbus, GA	Per 100,000	301.8	248.1	53.7	2.75
	Georgia	Per 100,000	380.3	273.4	106.8	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Columbus, GA	Count	495	403	92
	Columbus, GA	Per 100,000	265.8	216.4	49.4	2.41
	Georgia	Per 100,000	371.8	272.0	99.9	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Columbus, GA	Count	473	377	96
	Columbus, GA	Per 100,000	250.3	199.5	50.8	2.25
	Georgia	Per 100,000	375.9	272.2	103.7	3.24
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Columbus, GA	Count	452	349	103
2005	Columbus, GA	Count	464	362	102