Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Columbus, IN Crime Grade
How Columbus grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Indiana — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Indiana
1/10
vs. Indiana cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Columbus, IN was 15.4 per 100,000 residents (8 incidents over a population of 51,867). That puts Columbus Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 96% below the Indiana statewide rate of 353.8.
That ranks Columbus #98 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 97% of them, and #3 of 82 in Indiana. Violent crime is down 28% year over year and down 89% over the last five years.
Columbus, IN crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- Indiana Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 15.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #98 of 3,771
- IN rank
- #3 of 82
- Safer than
- 97% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 28%
- 5-year change
- down 89%
- Population
- 51,867
- Reporting agency
- Columbus Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Columbus Police Department (FBI ORI IN0030100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Columbus, IN
Also known as
- Tiptonia
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Columbus (red), Indiana (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Columbus vs. U.S., 2024 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 139.6(67) | 22.5(11) | 9.9(5) | 21.3(11) | 15.4(8) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 83.3(40) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 1.9(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 35.4(17) | 22.5(11) | 9.9(5) | 19.4(10) | 13.5(7) |
| Aggravated assault | 20.8(10) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 1.9(1) |
| Property crime | 3011.0(1,445) | 124.7(61) | 128.1(65) | 125.8(65) | 190.9(99) |
| Burglary | 270.9(130) | 118.6(58) | 118.2(60) | 112.3(58) | 88.7(46) |
| Larceny | 2613.0(1,254) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 5.8(3) | 88.7(46) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 114.6(55) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 11.6(6) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Columbus, IN Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Columbus Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Columbus calculated?
- Columbus's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Indiana state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Indiana cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Columbus Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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