2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Columbus, MS vs Ruston, LA

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Highlights
- Ruston has 20% more violent crime than Columbus.
- Ruston has 27% less property crime than Columbus.
 Columbus, MSRuston, LAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock28.922.7
 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 Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  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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