2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Columbus, MS vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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- Athens-Clarke County has 5% less violent crime than Columbus.
- Athens-Clarke County has 25% less property crime than Columbus.
 Columbus, MSAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock22.122.7
 Property Crime63.3  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Columbus    8 Reviews

Born and rased in Columbus, MS and I love MY City!!! Shopping is not as good as larger cities but you can find some Great shopping places for good prices. Dinning... We  More

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Over 14 years ago

I've lived in Columbus for a little while, having moved from a larger metro. If not for the lack of quality entertainment, the low general quality of people, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

I had the misfortunate of being born in Columbus,MS. I hated it my whole life and couldn't wait to get out of it. I left as soon as I was old enough to get married. I  More

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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Columbus, MississippiCrime Index
 Caledonia, MS24.35
 New Hope, MS25.55
 Columbus AFB, MS27.85
 Artesia, MS40.75
 Crawford, MS41.15
 Columbus, MS43.25

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