Columbia, MO Crime Statistics For 2022

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Columbia is 3,106.6 per 100,000 people. That's 32.42% higher than the national rate of 2,346.0 per 100,000 people and 1.07% higher than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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• You have a 1 in 226.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Columbia each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Columbia is 442.2 per 100,000 people.
• That's 14.03% higher than the national rate of 387.8 per 100,000 people.
• -18.52% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 37.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Columbia each year. That compares to a 1 in 51.1 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Columbia is 2,664.4 per 100,000 people.
• That's 36.07% higher than the national rate of 1,958.2 per 100,000 people.
• And 5.27% higher than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.