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Columbus' crime rate is above the national average. Columbus set a homicide record in 2021 with 70 homicides. [31] Growing gang activity within the city is a major reason for the rise in crime. [32] [33] City leaders are actively working to reduce crime in the city. [34] [35]
Columbus leaders are worried that gas stations are increasingly becoming hot spots for crime and loitering, and they’re hoping a change to development rules would curtail the problem.
The following table of United States cities by crime rate is based on Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) statistics from 2019 for the 100 most populous cities in America that have reported data to the FBI UCR system. [1] The population numbers are based on U.S. Census estimates for the year end.
A Columbus Division of Police spokesperson said the department is investigating the incident as a hate crime. The police report lists indecent exposure as another possible offense. bagallion ...
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Like many other cities across the country, Columbus, Ohio, saw a spike in homicides during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though that was a nationwide phenomenon, The New York Times, in a story that ...
At the 2020 U.S. census, the Columbus area had a population of 328,883; in 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the Columbus MSA's population to be 324,110. [3] The Columbus metropolitan area is a component of the Columbus-Auburn-Opelika (GA-AL) combined statistical area, a trading and marketing region.
Columbus police and the Franklin County Sheriff's office said the agencies have no plans to allow employees to use marijuana and will continue to test for the drug in random drug screenings.