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The Columbia crime rate is much higher than the South Carolina average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #136

Columbia, SC	3,338.32
South Carolina	2,253.24
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, SC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Columbia, SC	Count	8	71	320	605	1,102	5,416	673	11
	Columbia, SC	Per 100,000	6.0	52.9	238.6	451.1	821.6	4,038.1	501.8	8.2	2,835
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.4	30.6	82.7	365.8	759.9	2,433.4	267.0	NA	1,861
	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, SC	Count	8	58	331	555	1,398	5,800	791	9
	Columbia, SC	Per 100,000	6.0	43.9	250.3	419.7	1,057.2	4,386.0	598.2	6.8	3,030
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.2	31.8	83.2	373.6	857.8	2,502.9	263.5	NA	1,937
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2010	Columbia, SC	Count	16	74	345	871	1,699	5,528	671	11
	Columbia, SC	Per 100,000	12.3	56.7	264.4	667.4	1,301.9	4,236.1	514.2	8.4	3,499
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.1	31.7	107.7	452.3	997.9	2,617.2	285.3	NA	2,159
	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, SC	Count	13	68	379	878	1,678	5,321	690	11
	Columbia, SC	Per 100,000	10.2	53.2	296.4	686.6	1,312.1	4,160.8	539.6	8.6	3,516
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.3	35.3	125.7	503.4	992.8	2,598.4	297.4	NA	2,258
	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, SC	Count	13	56	334	676	1,182	4,998	645	25
	Columbia, SC	Per 100,000	10.4	44.6	266.2	538.7	941.9	3,982.9	514.0	19.9	3,041
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.8	36.6	147.3	539.1	1,026.1	2,814.1	394.0	NA	2,459
	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, SC	Count	16	67	345	1,114	1,267	5,066	630	24
	Columbia, SC	Per 100,000	13.3	55.6	286.2	924.1	1,051.0	4,202.4	522.6	19.9	3,669
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	8.0	39.5	144.0	596.9	1,025.8	2,859.6	386.3	NA	2,551
	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, SC	Count	7	56	375	852	1,254	5,086	654	27
	Columbia, SC	Per 100,000	5.9	47.1	315.4	716.5	1,054.6	4,277.2	550.0	22.7	3,386
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	8.3	40.8	136.5	579.9	989.8	2,873.0	379.6	NA	2,516
	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, SC	Count	15	56	381	859	1,332	5,513	837	26
	Columbia, SC	Per 100,000	12.7	47.5	323.1	728.5	1,129.7	4,675.6	709.9	22.1	3,731
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	7.4	42.5	132.1	579.0	1,000.9	2,954.1	384.4	NA	2,532
	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, SC	34.00
South Carolina	24.00
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, SC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Columbia, SC	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Columbia, SC	Per 100,000	1.5	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	14
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Columbia, SC	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Columbia, SC	Per 100,000	1.5	0.8	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	15
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Columbia, SC	Count	5	2	2	1	0	0
	Columbia, SC	Per 100,000	3.8	1.5	1.5	0.8	0.0	0.0	37
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	3.1	1.5	0.9	0.6	0.2	0.1	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Columbia, SC	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Columbia, SC	Per 100,000	1.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	15
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.9	1.4	0.8	0.4	0.3	0.0	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Columbia, SC	Count	8	4	0	4	0	0
	Columbia, SC	Per 100,000	6.1	3.1	0.0	3.1	0.0	0.0	61
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.4	1.2	0.4	0.6	0.1	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Columbia, SC	Count	9	5	1	3	0	0
	Columbia, SC	Per 100,000	7.0	3.9	0.8	2.3	0.0	0.0	70
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.7	1.4	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.1	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Columbia, SC	Count	12	4	3	5	0	0
	Columbia, SC	Per 100,000	9.6	3.2	2.4	4.0	0.0	0.0	95
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	3.4	2.0	0.6	0.5	0.2	0.1	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Columbia, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbia, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.9	1.6	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.1	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Columbia, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbia, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.5	1.4	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.2	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Columbia, SC	2.83
South Carolina	2.89
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, SC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Columbia, SC	Count	435	348	87
	Columbia, SC	Per 100,000	324.3	259.5	64.9	2.92
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	291.8	218.9	72.9	2.55
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Columbia, SC	Count	443	374	69
	Columbia, SC	Per 100,000	335.0	282.8	52.2	3.09
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	319.1	244.3	74.8	2.82
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Columbia, SC	Count	450	389	61
	Columbia, SC	Per 100,000	341.3	295.1	46.3	3.18
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	329.4	235.8	93.6	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Columbia, SC	Count	444	382	62
	Columbia, SC	Per 100,000	339.5	292.1	47.4	3.16
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	335.3	247.7	87.6	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Columbia, SC	Count	402	340	62
	Columbia, SC	Per 100,000	308.1	260.5	47.5	2.84
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	332.4	245.3	87.1	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Columbia, SC	Count	383	345	38
	Columbia, SC	Per 100,000	299.5	269.8	29.7	2.85
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	340.8	253.0	87.8	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Columbia, SC	Count	364	327	37
	Columbia, SC	Per 100,000	290.1	260.6	29.5	2.75
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	341.9	253.4	88.6	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Columbia, SC	Count	360	320	40
	Columbia, SC	Per 100,000	298.6	265.5	33.2	2.82
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	340.4	250.4	90.0	2.95
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Columbia, SC	Count	368	328	40
2005	Columbia, SC	Count	339	301	38