| | Columbia, MO | Adams township (Harrison County), MO | United States |
| | 26.7 | 14.5 | 22.7 |
| | 45.8 | 22.8 | 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, Missouri | Crime Index |
| Sturgeon, MO | 9.1 |
| Pierpont, MO | 14.7 |
| Huntsdale, MO | 17.1 |
| Hallsville, MO | 18.2 |
| Ashland, MO | 19.1 |
| Rocheport, MO | 22.4 |
| Harrisburg, MO | 22.9 |
| Centralia, MO | 23.4 |
| McBaine, MO | 23.6 |
| Hartsburg, MO | 27.7 |