2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Columbus, MS vs Meridian, ID

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- Meridian has 47% less violent crime than Columbus.
- Meridian has 64% less property crime than Columbus.
 Columbus, MSMeridian, IDUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock12.422.7
 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 Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 7 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  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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