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Columbus, MT Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #16

Columbus, MT	952.65
Montana	1,230.42
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, MT Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Columbus, MT	Count	0	0	0	2	6	22	2	0
	Columbus, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	99.4	298.1	1,092.9	99.4	0.0	571
	Montana	Per 100,000	3.6	42.0	19.8	247.4	351.2	1,922.1	199.6	NA	1,297
	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, MT	Count	0	0	0	1	3	39	6	0
	Columbus, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	51.1	153.3	1,992.8	306.6	0.0	779
	Montana	Per 100,000	2.2	28.3	20.1	190.2	400.3	1,974.0	182.2	NA	1,179
	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, MT	Count	0	0	1	7	4	32	2	0
	Columbus, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	52.4	366.7	209.5	1,676.3	104.8	0.0	1,021
	Montana	Per 100,000	2.7	37.7	19.0	212.8	387.4	2,028.3	168.0	NA	1,255
	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, MT	Count	0	2	0	0	6	23	0	0
	Columbus, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	104.7	0.0	0.0	314.1	1,204.2	0.0	0.0	982
	Montana	Per 100,000	2.8	35.8	16.9	212.0	339.6	1,834.0	146.1	NA	1,160
	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, MT	Count	0	0	0	5	5	24	0	0
	Columbus, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	240.6	240.6	1,155.0	0.0	0.0	650
	Montana	Per 100,000	2.6	32.4	15.9	221.2	369.3	2,020.3	154.2	NA	1,214
	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, MT	Count	0	0	0	1	3	20	0	1
	Columbus, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	50.5	151.4	1,009.1	0.0	50.5	381
	Montana	Per 100,000	2.9	30.2	22.2	198.5	347.3	1,967.4	149.3	NA	1,166
	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, MT	Count	0	0	0	0	3	39	2	0
	Columbus, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	153.3	1,992.8	102.2	0.0	626
	Montana	Per 100,000	2.4	30.4	17.8	207.6	344.4	2,095.9	162.6	NA	1,199
	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, MT	Count	0	0	1	4	1	37	1	0
	Columbus, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	51.2	204.7	51.2	1,893.6	51.2	0.0	806
	Montana	Per 100,000	1.5	30.3	19.9	235.8	316.0	2,266.2	183.2	NA	1,255
	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, MT	Count	0	2	0	6	11	68	1	1
	Columbus, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	104.4	0.0	313.3	574.4	3,550.9	52.2	52.2	2,039
	Montana	Per 100,000	1.8	28.5	17.4	206.1	310.7	2,191.8	185.0	NA	1,197
	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, MT	Count	0	1	0	4	7	73	2	0
	Columbus, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	52.6	0.0	210.5	368.4	3,842.1	105.3	0.0	1,671
	Montana	Per 100,000	1.9	32.2	18.9	228.5	389.2	2,543.0	210.7	NA	1,382
	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, MT		-0.11
Montana		27.67
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, MT Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Columbus, MT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Montana	Per 100,000	2.9	1.8	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Columbus, MT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Montana	Per 100,000	3.1	2.5	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Columbus, MT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Montana	Per 100,000	3.6	1.3	0.7	0.8	0.4	0.4	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Columbus, MT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Montana	Per 100,000	2.3	1.3	0.4	0.1	0.4	0.1	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Columbus, MT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Montana	Per 100,000	3.2	1.5	0.3	1.1	0.1	0.1	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Columbus, MT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Montana	Per 100,000	2.9	0.8	0.6	1.0	0.4	0.0	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Columbus, MT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Montana	Per 100,000	2.5	0.8	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.1	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Columbus, MT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Montana	Per 100,000	2.2	0.7	0.3	0.6	0.4	0.1	22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Columbus, MT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Montana	Per 100,000	2.6	1.5	0.5	0.1	0.3	0.1	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Columbus, MT	2.15
Montana	2.37
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, MT Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Columbus, MT	Count	5	4	1
	Columbus, MT	Per 100,000	255.5	204.4	51.1	2.30
	Montana	Per 100,000	263.2	174.4	88.9	2.19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Columbus, MT	Count	5	4	1
	Columbus, MT	Per 100,000	261.9	209.5	52.4	2.36
	Montana	Per 100,000	275.2	195.1	80.1	2.35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Columbus, MT	Count	5	4	1
	Columbus, MT	Per 100,000	261.8	209.4	52.4	2.36
	Montana	Per 100,000	303.4	191.4	111.9	2.47
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Columbus, MT	Count	5	4	1
	Columbus, MT	Per 100,000	240.6	192.5	48.1	2.17
	Montana	Per 100,000	297.5	188.0	109.4	2.43
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Columbus, MT	Count	5	4	1
	Columbus, MT	Per 100,000	252.3	201.8	50.5	2.27
	Montana	Per 100,000	305.0	183.1	121.9	2.44
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Columbus, MT	Count	5	4	1
	Columbus, MT	Per 100,000	255.5	204.4	51.1	2.30
	Montana	Per 100,000	285.8	177.3	108.5	2.32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Columbus, MT	Count	5	4	1
	Columbus, MT	Per 100,000	255.9	204.7	51.2	2.30
	Montana	Per 100,000	286.2	181.1	105.2	2.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Columbus, MT	Count	5	4	1
2005	Columbus, MT	Count	5	4	1