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The Columbus crime rate is lower than the Kansas average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #134

Columbus, KS	1,095.86
Kansas	1,670.49
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Columbus, KS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Columbus, KS	Count	0	1	0	7	23	65	4	1
	Columbus, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	31.2	0.0	218.5	718.1	2,029.3	124.9	31.2	1,305
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.1	37.0	46.9	250.0	545.0	1,952.4	237.8	NA	1,432
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Columbus, KS	Count	0	1	0	0	25	61	8	1
	Columbus, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	30.9	0.0	0.0	773.5	1,887.4	247.5	30.9	1,139
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.9	28.9	46.6	248.1	600.4	2,117.0	229.5	NA	1,465
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Columbus, KS	Count	0	0	0	15	22	48	2	0
	Columbus, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	455.2	667.7	1,456.8	60.7	0.0	1,184
	Kansas	Per 100,000	2.9	36.5	52.0	263.2	650.3	2,258.0	234.9	NA	1,574
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Columbus, KS	Count	0	0	0	1	16	61	1	1
	Columbus, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	30.0	480.0	1,830.2	30.0	30.0	744
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.8	37.8	50.8	261.5	654.4	2,193.2	232.5	NA	1,576
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Columbus, KS	Count	0	1	1	3	10	37	4	1
	Columbus, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	31.5	31.5	94.4	314.6	1,163.9	125.8	31.5	812
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.5	38.8	54.1	272.7	680.1	2,229.2	210.6	NA	1,603
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Columbus, KS	Count	0	0	0	8	8	41	4	1
	Columbus, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	252.9	252.9	1,296.2	126.5	31.6	768
	Kansas	Per 100,000	4.2	38.9	63.4	293.6	690.7	2,305.9	211.2	NA	1,674
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Columbus, KS	Count	0	3	0	3	12	63	4	0
	Columbus, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	93.7	0.0	93.7	374.8	1,967.5	124.9	0.0	1,304
	Kansas	Per 100,000	4.0	42.5	60.1	304.0	699.9	2,413.4	263.9	NA	1,752
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Columbus, KS	Count	0	2	1	4	25	58	3	0
	Columbus, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	62.2	31.1	124.4	777.4	1,803.5	93.3	0.0	1,368
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.9	44.3	72.6	331.8	729.9	2,640.2	308.5	NA	1,900
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Columbus, KS	Count	0	1	0	7	29	62	3	4
	Columbus, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	30.5	0.0	213.3	883.6	1,889.1	91.4	121.9	1,332
	Kansas	Per 100,000	4.6	44.8	67.9	307.7	723.3	2,712.0	314.9	NA	1,900
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Columbus, KS	Count	0	0	0	4	10	87	5	2
	Columbus, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	120.4	301.0	2,618.9	150.5	60.2	1,004
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.7	38.4	65.3	280.0	689.2	2,758.1	339.6	NA	1,830
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Columbus, KS	68.00
Kansas	37.89
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Columbus, KS Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Columbus, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	2.6	1.5	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.0	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Columbus, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	2.4	1.4	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.1	24
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Columbus, KS	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, KS	Per 100,000	30.3	30.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	303
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.6	2.3	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.2	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Columbus, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	2.8	1.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Columbus, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	2.6	1.4	0.1	0.7	0.4	0.0	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Columbus, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	5.6	2.9	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.0	55
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Columbus, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	4.9	3.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	48
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Columbus, KS	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, KS	Per 100,000	31.1	31.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	310
	Kansas	Per 100,000	5.1	2.9	0.6	0.9	0.7	0.0	51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Columbus, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	5.1	3.0	0.6	0.6	0.9	0.0	51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Columbus, KS	2.92
Kansas	3.31
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Columbus, KS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Columbus, KS	Count	10	9	1
	Columbus, KS	Per 100,000	312.2	281.0	31.2	2.97
	Kansas	Per 100,000	391.9	260.2	131.7	3.26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2011	Columbus, KS	Count	11	9	2
	Columbus, KS	Per 100,000	330.0	270.0	60.0	3.00
	Kansas	Per 100,000	395.8	259.5	136.3	3.28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Columbus, KS	Count	11	9	2
	Columbus, KS	Per 100,000	346.0	283.1	62.9	3.15
	Kansas	Per 100,000	406.3	269.1	137.2	3.38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Columbus, KS	Count	11	9	2
	Columbus, KS	Per 100,000	347.8	284.5	63.2	3.16
	Kansas	Per 100,000	409.4	270.6	138.7	3.40
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Columbus, KS	Count	11	9	2
	Columbus, KS	Per 100,000	343.5	281.1	62.5	3.12
	Kansas	Per 100,000	403.2	267.0	136.2	3.35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Columbus, KS	Count	11	9	2
	Columbus, KS	Per 100,000	342.0	279.9	62.2	3.11
	Kansas	Per 100,000	391.3	268.3	123.0	3.30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Columbus, KS	Count	11	9	2
2005	Columbus, KS	Count	10	9	1