Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Columbus, OH Crime Grade
How Columbus grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Ohio — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Ohio
9/10
vs. Ohio cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Columbus, OH was 374.1 per 100,000 residents (3,517 incidents over a population of 940,106). That puts Columbus Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 32% above the Ohio statewide rate of 283.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Columbus (red), Ohio (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Columbus vs. U.S., 2025 — 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 685.3(6,277) | 536.3(4,865) | 536.0(4,871) | 484.0(4,431) | 374.1(3,517) |
| Murder | 23.1(212) | 15.0(136) | 16.2(147) | 12.8(117) | 8.9(84) |
| Rape | 138.2(1,266) | 133.9(1,215) | 136.9(1,244) | 134.8(1,234) | 105.0(987) |
| Robbery | 223.5(2,047) | 148.7(1,349) | 136.4(1,240) | 121.5(1,112) | 103.0(968) |
| Aggravated assault | 300.4(2,752) | 238.6(2,165) | 246.5(2,240) | 215.0(1,968) | 157.2(1,478) |
| Property crime | 3382.7(30,986) | 3582.9(32,504) | 3340.9(30,363) | 3091.7(28,303) | 2504.3(23,543) |
| Burglary | 544.3(4,986) | 496.5(4,504) | 464.0(4,217) | 444.5(4,069) | 382.1(3,592) |
| Larceny | 2285.7(20,937) | 2262.4(20,524) | 2084.2(18,942) | 1990.3(18,220) | 1639.5(15,413) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 551.4(5,051) | 822.4(7,461) | 790.0(7,180) | 654.9(5,995) | 480.5(4,517) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Columbus's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Ohio cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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