Columbus IN Crime Rate 1999-2018

Interactive chart of the Columbus, Indiana violent crime rate and statistics by year from 1999 to 2018. In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, violent crime statistics are composed of four offenses: murder/homicide and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes are defined in the UCR Program as those offenses which involve force or threat of force.
  • The Columbus IN crime rate for 2018 was 159.68 per 100,000 population, a INF% increase from 2017.
  • The Columbus IN crime rate for 2017 was 0 per 100,000 population, a 100% decline from 2016.
  • The Columbus IN crime rate for 2016 was 72 per 100,000 population, a 18.1% decline from 2015.
  • The Columbus IN crime rate for 2015 was 87.91 per 100,000 population, a 9.75% decline from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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City Name Population Rate
Indianapolis 877,584 1,272.81
Elkhart 52,659 1,184.98
Shelbyville 19,075 1,127.13
South Bend 102,397 1,039.09
Michigan City 30,999 741.96
Albion 2,324 688.47
Kokomo 57,804 629.71
Clinton 4,707 616.10
Lawrenceburg 5,033 596.07
Evansville 118,765 568.35
Bloomington 85,730 540.07
Kendallville 9,850 527.92
Huntingburg 6,135 521.60
La Porte 21,630 513.18
Franklin 25,288 510.12
Gary 75,426 495.85
Hammond 76,050 479.95
Peru 10,973 464.78
Lafayette 72,904 463.62
Marion 28,116 455.26
Crawfordsville 16,207 438.08
Lawrence 49,093 427.76
Rensselaer 5,864 426.33
Anderson 54,925 413.29
Cumberland 5,739 400.77
Fort Wayne 267,634 382.61
Edinburgh 4,607 369.00
Bremen 4,507 355.00
Tipton 5,072 354.89
Fairmount 2,771 324.79
Muncie 68,406 320.15
Speedway 12,187 287.19
Plainfield 33,668 276.23
Whiting 4,802 270.72
Lake Station 11,880 260.94
Boonville 6,318 253.24
Hobart 28,101 252.66
Ellettsville 6,740 252.23
Mishawaka 49,310 231.19
Portland 6,132 228.31
Tell City 7,313 218.79
Seymour 19,681 208.32
Bluffton 10,046 199.08
Portage 36,646 185.56
North Vernon 6,694 179.27
Decatur 9,585 177.36
Columbus 47,595 159.68
Bargersville 7,695 155.95
Greenwood 58,312 142.34
Goshen 33,386 140.78
Hartford City 5,736 139.47
Jeffersonville 47,709 136.24
Cannelton 1,496 133.69
Brownsburg 26,525 124.41
Westville 5,664 123.59
Bedford 13,282 120.46
Hagerstown 1,678 119.19
South Whitley 1,745 114.61
Valparaiso 33,610 110.09
Elwood 8,405 107.08
Batesville 6,616 105.80
Noblesville 63,315 93.18
Munster 22,596 92.94
Chesterton 13,561 81.11
Rushville 6,009 66.57
West Lafayette 46,906 66.09
Whitestown 9,388 63.91
Dyer 15,880 62.97
Nappanee 6,864 58.28
Sellersburg 8,935 55.96
Cedar Lake 12,602 55.55
Auburn 13,220 52.95
Plymouth 9,948 50.26
Griffith 16,050 49.84
Fishers 94,035 48.92
Carmel 94,128 45.68
Westfield 41,037 26.81
Porter 4,812 20.78
Crown Point 29,884 20.08
St. John 17,615 17.03
Lowell 9,711 10.30
Zionsville 27,185 0.00
Berne 4,155 0.00
Winchester 4,689 0.00
New Whiteland 6,182 0.00
Frankfort 15,744 0.00
Highland 22,428 0.00
Historical Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 Population
Year Columbus IN US
2018 159.68 382.27 380.56
2017 0.00 395.00 394.86
2016 72.00 399.70 397.52
2015 87.91 383.70 373.74
2014 97.41 365.34 361.55
2013 178.75 359.58 369.13
2012 185.20 344.83 387.75
2011 189.68 331.77 387.06
2010 192.34 323.28 404.50
2009 132.21 334.03 431.88
2008 115.32 337.55 458.61
2007 133.29 335.84 471.77
2006 191.72 321.58 479.34
2005 205.23 324.00 469.04
2004 221.25 325.93 463.16
2003 189.74 352.31 475.84
2002 0.00 357.34 494.38
2001 0.00 371.06 504.52
2000 0.00 349.15 506.53
1999 0.00 374.58 522.95