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Columbus, NC Crime and Crime Rate

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The Columbus crime rate is lower than the North Carolina average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #123

Columbus, NC	1,806.46
North Carolina	1,869.18
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, NC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Columbus, NC	Count	0	NA	0	0	2	21	0	0
	Columbus, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	0.0	0.0	200.6	2,106.3	0.0	0.0	627
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.1	17.5	84.6	215.4	798.2	1,937.8	137.1	NA	1,459
	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, NC	Count	0	NA	1	1	3	24	0	0
	Columbus, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	101.7	101.7	305.2	2,441.5	0.0	0.0	1,017
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	4.8	18.5	94.9	218.4	921.0	2,058.7	148.3	NA	1,574
	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, NC	Count	0	0	0	2	3	12	0	0
	Columbus, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	200.8	301.2	1,204.8	0.0	0.0	653
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	4.9	20.3	96.3	231.8	1,018.5	2,185.7	165.3	NA	1,690
	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, NC	Count	0	1	1	3	7	26	3	0
	Columbus, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	98.8	98.8	296.4	691.7	2,569.2	296.4	0.0	2,075
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.3	20.7	98.9	224.9	1,099.2	2,251.2	176.4	NA	1,756
	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, NC	Count	0	1	0	2	5	45	1	1
	Columbus, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	94.7	0.0	189.4	473.5	4,261.4	94.7	94.7	2,017
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.0	21.1	100.8	236.5	1,076.9	2,178.4	192.0	NA	1,747
	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, NC	Count	0	1	3	4	14	42	2	0
	Columbus, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	102.8	308.3	411.1	1,438.8	4,316.5	205.5	0.0	3,289
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.3	24.6	126.1	248.4	1,149.5	2,305.2	213.5	NA	1,897
	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, NC	Count	0	0	2	5	6	55	0	0
	Columbus, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	204.7	511.8	614.1	5,629.5	0.0	0.0	2,533
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	6.5	24.8	155.4	280.6	1,210.1	2,544.0	290.0	NA	2,122
	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, NC	Count	0	1	0	1	6	47	3	0
	Columbus, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	100.7	0.0	100.7	604.2	4,733.1	302.1	0.0	2,241
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	6.5	26.3	149.5	284.1	1,200.7	2,577.9	308.6	NA	2,136
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827

Hate Crime Index

Columbus, NC		-0.13
North Carolina		11.22
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, NC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Columbus, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.4	0.9	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Columbus, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Columbus, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Columbus, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Columbus, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Columbus, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Columbus, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.4	1.0	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2006	Columbus, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Columbus, NC	6.39
North Carolina	2.93
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, NC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Columbus, NC	Count	9	9	0
	Columbus, NC	Per 100,000	902.7	902.7	0.0	9.03
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	347.3	241.3	106.0	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Columbus, NC	Count	7	7	0
	Columbus, NC	Per 100,000	712.1	712.1	0.0	7.12
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	344.3	239.0	105.3	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Columbus, NC	Count	7	7	0
	Columbus, NC	Per 100,000	702.8	702.8	0.0	7.03
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	342.1	237.3	104.8	2.90
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Columbus, NC	Count	6	6	0
	Columbus, NC	Per 100,000	592.9	592.9	0.0	5.93
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	342.5	239.1	103.4	2.91
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Columbus, NC	Count	6	6	0
	Columbus, NC	Per 100,000	568.2	568.2	0.0	5.68
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	343.7	240.5	103.2	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Columbus, NC	Count	5	5	0
	Columbus, NC	Per 100,000	513.9	513.9	0.0	5.14
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	349.4	240.9	108.5	2.95
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Columbus, NC	Count	6	6	0
	Columbus, NC	Per 100,000	614.1	614.1	0.0	6.14
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	348.5	239.9	108.6	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Columbus, NC	Count	6	6	0
	Columbus, NC	Per 100,000	604.2	604.2	0.0	6.04
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	339.0	238.0	101.0	2.88
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Columbus, NC	Count	6	6	0
2005	Columbus, NC	Count	6	6	0