Crime & Safety in Columbus
Columbus's crime picture is genuinely mixed, and this record discloses both figures rather than the flattering one alone.
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Learn moreViolent crime runs genuinely low
Columbus's violent crime rate ran a real, favorable 64% below the national average per sources reviewed this pass.
Overall and property crime run above national
Columbus's overall crime rate ran 34% above the national average, driven substantially by a 53%-above-national property crime rate -- a real, disclosed contrast with the favorable violent-crime figure.
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Key takeaways
- Columbus's violent crime rate runs a real 64% below the national average.
- Columbus's overall crime rate runs 34% above the national average, driven by property crime.
- This record discloses both figures rather than the flattering one alone -- confirm current data directly.
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