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Columbus, OH vs Washington, DC

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 Columbus, OHWashington, DCUnited States
 2956.222.7
 57.163.935.4

The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.


YOU SHOULD KNOW

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 Columbus, OhioCrime Index
 West Logan, OH 
 Hamburg, OH 
 Jacksontown, OH 
 Jersey, OH 
 South Solon, OH6.7
 Powell, OH10.9
 Granville, OH11.1
 Lithopolis, OH11.6
 Plain City, OH11.7
 New California, OH11.9

Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 2 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 4 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBUS, OH
43228, 43229, 43207, 43232, 43224, 43204, 43235, 43110, 43201, 43219, 31 total
ZIPS IN WASHINGTON, DC
20011, 20002, 20019, 20020, 20009, 20001, 20032, 20016, 20010, 20003, 45 total

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