Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Columbia, PA Crime Grade
How Columbia grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Pennsylvania — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Pennsylvania
9/10
vs. Pennsylvania cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Columbia, PA was 181.9 per 100,000 residents (19 incidents over a population of 10,448). That puts Columbia 44% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 20% below the Pennsylvania statewide rate of 228.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Columbia (red), Pennsylvania (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Columbia 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 | 2017 | 2018 | 2020 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 231.8(24) | 182.1(19) | 367.1(38) | 296.8(31) | 181.9(19) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 48.3(5) | 38.3(4) | 38.6(4) | 0.0(0) | 9.6(1) |
| Robbery | 86.9(9) | 38.3(4) | 86.9(9) | 38.3(4) | 67.0(7) |
| Aggravated assault | 96.6(10) | 105.4(11) | 241.5(25) | 258.5(27) | 105.3(11) |
| Property crime | 1555.3(161) | 1705.6(178) | 801.9(83) | 2010.5(210) | 1263.4(132) |
| Burglary | 173.9(18) | 201.2(21) | 135.3(14) | 153.2(16) | 95.7(10) |
| Larceny | 1333.1(138) | 1399.0(146) | 541.0(56) | 1694.6(177) | 1081.5(113) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 48.3(5) | 86.2(9) | 115.9(12) | 143.6(15) | 67.0(7) |
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: Columbia's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Pennsylvania 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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