Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Columbia has a violent crime rate of 573 per 100,000 residents, 51% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 476.0 per 100,000, robbery at 32.4, rape at 52.7. The murder rate is 12.2 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,910 per 100,000, 3% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,400, burglary at 348, vehicle theft at 160 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 14 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Columbia receives a safety grade of F.
Crime Rates: Columbia vs U.S. Average (per 100,000)