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Columbia, KY Crime and Crime Rate

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The Columbia crime rate is lower than the Kentucky average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #98

Columbia, KY	569.44
Kentucky	1,304.60
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.

Columbia, KY Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Columbia, KY	Count	0	1	0	2	19	29	2	0
	Columbia, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	22.1	0.0	44.2	419.8	640.7	44.2	0.0	547
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.6	20.0	75.6	99.8	526.7	1,577.1	143.2	NA	1,097
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Columbia, KY	Count	0	0	1	4	22	40	2	0
	Columbia, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	22.3	89.1	490.0	890.9	44.5	0.0	612
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.8	25.6	73.9	95.5	596.4	1,629.3	137.2	NA	1,166
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Columbia, KY	Count	0	1	3	0	20	24	3	0
	Columbia, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	22.4	67.1	0.0	447.6	537.2	67.1	0.0	604
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.5	29.0	80.7	108.4	675.4	1,725.2	152.2	NA	1,287
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Columbia, KY	Count	0	2	0	1	13	24	3	1
	Columbia, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	44.6	0.0	22.3	290.0	535.4	66.9	22.3	559
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.5	33.5	84.5	116.7	745.0	1,811.1	152.7	NA	1,365
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Columbia, KY	Count	0	1	0	0	12	15	2	1
	Columbia, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	21.5	0.0	0.0	258.4	323.0	43.1	21.5	340
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.3	31.8	86.4	120.1	698.5	1,709.7	143.1	NA	1,322
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Columbia, KY	Count	0	0	1	0	3	6	1	0
	Columbia, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	23.3	0.0	69.8	139.7	23.3	0.0	116
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.1	35.0	84.1	135.4	688.5	1,683.3	140.9	NA	1,334
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Columbia, KY	Count	0	2	0	5	10	21	0	NA
	Columbia, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	47.1	0.0	117.7	235.5	494.5	0.0	NA	595
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.6	33.0	93.8	164.8	675.5	1,728.8	179.6	NA	1,400
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Columbia, KY	Count	0	3	2	2	18	38	5	0
	Columbia, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	71.5	47.7	47.7	429.1	905.8	119.2	0.0	977
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.8	32.6	95.9	161.7	652.7	1,661.1	204.5	NA	1,384
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Columbia, KY	Count	0	1	0	3	9	38	4	0
	Columbia, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	23.8	0.0	71.3	213.9	903.3	95.1	0.0	570
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.0	30.8	86.2	142.0	644.8	1,679.9	219.8	NA	1,338
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Columbia, KY	Count	0	0	1	2	26	52	6	0
	Columbia, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	23.8	47.6	618.5	1,236.9	142.7	0.0	773
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.6	34.0	88.4	139.8	634.0	1,685.8	210.8	NA	1,355
	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

Columbia, KY		-0.11
Kentucky		35.11
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.

Columbia, KY Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Columbia, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbia, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.7	2.6	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.1	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Columbia, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbia, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.9	2.6	0.1	0.7	0.3	0.2	39
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Columbia, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbia, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	5.3	3.4	0.4	0.7	0.6	0.2	53
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Columbia, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbia, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.3	2.7	0.5	0.7	0.4	0.0	43
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Columbia, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbia, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	5.4	3.8	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.1	54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Columbia, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbia, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.7	3.0	0.3	0.7	0.6	0.1	46
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Columbia, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbia, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	1.7	1.1	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Columbia, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbia, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	1.2	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Columbia, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbia, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	1.7	0.9	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Columbia, KY	2.46
Kentucky	2.19
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.

Columbia, KY Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Columbia, KY	Count	14	13	1
	Columbia, KY	Per 100,000	309.3	287.2	22.1	2.98
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	252.8	192.7	60.1	2.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Columbia, KY	Count	14	12	2
	Columbia, KY	Per 100,000	311.8	267.3	44.5	2.90
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	248.9	193.5	55.3	2.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Columbia, KY	Count	13	11	2
	Columbia, KY	Per 100,000	291.0	246.2	44.8	2.69
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	239.6	187.8	51.9	2.14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2009	Columbia, KY	Count	11	10	1
	Columbia, KY	Per 100,000	256.1	232.8	23.3	2.44
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	247.3	194.5	52.7	2.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Columbia, KY	Count	10	10	0
	Columbia, KY	Per 100,000	235.5	235.5	0.0	2.35
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	246.0	188.5	57.4	2.17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Columbia, KY	Count	10	10	0
	Columbia, KY	Per 100,000	238.4	238.4	0.0	2.38
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	244.7	191.6	53.0	2.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Columbia, KY	Count	10	10	0
2005	Columbia, KY	Count	10	10	0