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Columbus Crime Rate Report (Ohio)

Columbus crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 25 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Columbus for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Columbus in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 14.19% and the city property crime rate in Columbus was higher than the national property crime rate average by 63.02%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Columbus was higher than the violent crime rate in Ohio by 35.75% and the city property crime rate in Columbus was higher than the property crime rate in Ohio by 75.12%.

Property and Violent Crime
Columbus Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Columbus Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Columbus Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault1,478
Arson21
Burglary3,592
Larceny and Theft15,413
Motor Vehicle Theft4,517
Murder and Manslaughter84
Rape987
Robbery968
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)29,277
Property Crime23,522
Violent Crime3,517
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault1,807
Arson0
Burglary2,626
Larceny and Theft13,922
Motor Vehicle Theft5,970
Murder and Manslaughter117
Rape1,062
Robbery762
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)28,273
Property Crime22,518
Violent Crime3,747

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Columbus Property Crime

Columbus Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Columbus Crime 2025

Columbus Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Columbus Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Columbus Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Columbus, Ohio crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Columbus crime report data for 2026 was projected from 25 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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