Columbus, United States: crime rates by area
No Safety score: fewer than 30 comparable places, or figures not complete.
Questions about crime in Columbus
- Which areas of Columbus have the least crime?
- Lowest crime among the 38 neighbourhoods of Columbus with a Safety score: Hayden Run (10/10), Far Northwest (10/10), Rocky Fork-Blacklick (10/10). Highest crime among the 38 neighbourhoods of Columbus with a Safety score: Franklinton (1/10), Downtown (1/10), Milo-Grogan (1/10).
Neighbourhoods in Columbus
- Airport
- Brewery District 3/10
- Clintonville 9/10
- Downtown 1/10
- Dublin Road Corridor 3/10
- East Columbus 3/10
- Far East 7/10
- Far North 8/10
- Far Northwest 10/10
- Far South 5/10
- Far West 7/10
- Fifth by Northwest 9/10
- Fort Hayes
- Franklinton 1/10
- German Village 8/10
- Greater Hilltop 4/10
- Harmon Road Corridor 2/10
- Harrison West 9/10
- Hayden Run 10/10
- Italian Village 4/10
- Livingston Avenue Area 2/10
- Mid East 5/10
- Milo-Grogan 1/10
- Near East 2/10
- North Central 4/10
- North Linden 5/10
- Northeast 6/10
- Northland 6/10
- Northwest 9/10
- Olentangy West 7/10
- Rocky Fork-Blacklick 10/10
- South East 7/10
- South Linden 2/10
- South Side 4/10
- Southwest 6/10
- State of Ohio
- University District 6/10
- Victorian Village 3/10
- West Scioto 8/10
- Westland 8/10
- Wolfe Park 10/10
Other places nearby
Mayors of Columbus since 2010
Columbus: Mayor Andrew Ginther (Democrat, nonpartisan office). Governor: Mike DeWine (Republican)
Andrew Ginther · Democrat, nonpartisan office
since January 2024
Columbus ▼ −25% · USA ▼ −19%
Offences reported to the FBI per 1,000 people, the year before the term vs its latest year
Andrew Ginther · Democrat, nonpartisan office
January 2020 – January 2024
Columbus ▼ −1% · USA 0%
Offences reported to the FBI per 1,000 people, the year before the term vs its latest year
Andrew Ginther · Democrat, nonpartisan office
January 2016 – January 2020
Columbus ▼ −14% · USA ▼ −10%
Offences reported to the FBI per 1,000 people, the year before the term vs its latest year
Michael Coleman
January 2012 – January 2016
Columbus ▼ −34% · USA ▼ −13%
Offences reported to the FBI per 1,000 people, the year before the term vs its latest year
In some cities an appointed manager or police chief, not the mayor, runs the police; in some counties the sheriff mainly runs the jail and the courts.
Mayors: Hilbig, Archived Campaign Websites of U.S. Mayoral Candidates (CC BY 4.0) and city sites. Sheriffs: Mavridis, US Sheriff Election Data (CC BY 4.0) and county election offices. Crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer.
