| | Columbia, MD | Placitas (Sandoval County), NM | United States |
| | 29.1 | 21.3 | 22.7 |
| | 49.2 | 34.3 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
| Cities with the Least Crime Near Columbia, Maryland | Crime Index |
| Abingdon, MD | |
| Crumpton, MD | |
| Honeygo, MD | |
| Lisbon, MD | |
| Romancoke, MD | |
| Manchester, MD | 9.4 |
| Pylesville, MD | 13.5 |
| Highland, MD | 14.5 |
| Friendship, MD | 14.8 |
| Hampstead, MD | 16.2 |