Columbia, MD Crime


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Columbia, MD is a city located in the US state of Maryland and it is known for its high quality of life. Unfortunately, the city also has an above average rate of crime compared to the US averages. Specifically, violent crime in Columbia is 29.1 per 1000 residents which is higher than the US average of 22.7. Additionally, property crime in Columbia stands at 49.2 per 1000 residents which is again higher than the US average of 35.4. These numbers show that while Columbia is a great place to live, it still experiences more criminal activity than other areas in the country.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Columbia violent crime is 29.1. (The US average is 22.7)
Columbia property crime is 49.2. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of Columbia, Maryland does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Bowie, Maryland. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Bowie, Maryland. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Laurel, MD Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000574.410.215.2279.6269.45632.14884457.9686.2
2001582.5034.6256.7291.35746.4651.74171.6923.2
2002651.4038.9291.7320.96295.677341421380.7
2003649.64.819.2274.3351.35807.9702.53753.21352.1
2004964.6014.4479.9470.35019.9695.93162.61161.4
2005914.79.442.4447.9414.95653.5801.63550.51301.4
2006635.504.5338.12935526860.93700.5964.6
2007751.64.522.6362.2362.25206.9787.83418.51000.6
2008728.99.227.7313.7378.35277.7728.93556.9991.9
2009752.34.54.5329.44145168.5761.33432.3974.9
2010644.6021.8300.5322.34721.3709.93344.9666.4
2011698.13.915.8197.2481.23506.5571.92453.4481.2
2012523.603.9187.6332.13169.1488.52321.1359.5
2013015.62612963205.5564.82321.3319.4
2014593.43.915.4215.8358.33521.6443.12747.2331.4
2015446.9011.4162.8272.73287.1397.62609.3280.2
2016412.5011.4166.5234.63826.1420.13073333
2017611.63.834.6211.6361.63577.3323.13031.1223.1
2018441.711.538.4184.3207.43567.9284.22984.1299.6
2019476.53.931197.6244.13436.1267.32862.8306

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Laurel, MD476.53,436.122,96072019
Sykesville, MD833.5606.24,259132019
Greenbelt, MD469.73,100.321,585142019
Berwyn Heights, MD213.51,952.43,032152019
Baltimore, MD1,858.74,311.2644,554152019
New Carrollton, MD253.11,265.712,734162019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Bowie, MD99.81,516.353,840182019
Frederick, MD405.31,867.760,686342019
Leesburg, VA183.91,027.733,651382019
Lancaster, PA701.12,643.960,155652018
Lower Paxton, PA176.51,349.044,949772018
Wilmington, DE1,498.14,460.273,098802019

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Over 4 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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