Columbia is a region located in SC, and has a population of 130,777. This region is policed by COLUMBIA POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Columbia has an overall crime rate of 8,145 per 100,000 residents. This is one of the most dangerous regions in the United States. This means that your chances of becoming a victim of any type of crime in Columbia is 1 in 12 if you reside there for a year.
The average overall crime rate for Columbia for the previous 2 years was 8,707 per 100,000 residents. This means that the crime rate for Columbia has been decreasing over time.
Below are its crime rates and policing statistics according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR). For more specific crime statistics (NIBRS) for many US cities & counties, see Offense Statistics.
| (per 100,000) | Columbia | USA | |
| Crime Rate (Overall) | 8,145 | 4,506 | |
| Murder Rate | 8.1 | 6 | |
| Robbery Rate | 261 | 148 | |
| Rape Rate | 66 | 30 | |
| Assault Rate | 1,971 | 644 | |
| Burglary Rate | 1,319 | 726 | |
| Forced Entry Rate | 945 | 417 | |
| Larceny Rate | 3,926 | 2,185 | |
| Auto Theft Rate | 595 | 362 |
| Columbia | USA | |
| Overall Clearance | 16% | 28% |
| Homicide Clearance | 49% | 56% |
| Assault Clearance | 30% | 52% |
| Rape Clearance | 29% | 38% |
| Robbery Clearance | 19% | 23% |
| Burglary Clearance | 4% | 12% |
| Larceny Clearance | 14% | 18% |
| Auto Theft Clearance | 2% | 12% |
Of the 730,000 sex offenders in the United States, there are a total of 632 sex offender(s) in Columbia.
On a per capita basis, there are approximately 483 sex offender(s) per 100,000 people in Columbia. This is compared to the nation-wide average of 240 sex offenders per 100,000 people.
To search the official state sex offender registry for South Carolina see http://services.sled.sc.gov/sor/
Data estimated from arrests & clearances from a sample from the Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice. Washington, D.C. 2011. If missing data exist, these figures will tend to underestimate the true figures. Insideprison.com is not responsible for the currency or accuracy of this data.
