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Columbia, TN Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #229

Columbia, TN	2,820.99
Tennessee	2,193.86
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, TN Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Columbia, TN	Count	2	18	43	159	223	955	49	4
	Columbia, TN	Per 100,000	5.6	50.3	120.2	444.6	623.6	2,670.6	137.0	11.2	2,009
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	5.7	28.4	110.9	453.2	712.2	2,156.0	192.4	NA	1,838
	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, TN	Count	0	14	38	224	302	1,084	49	8
	Columbia, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	40.1	108.7	640.9	864.0	3,101.4	140.2	22.9	2,283
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	5.0	25.3	112.5	436.9	785.1	2,213.7	182.1	NA	1,845
	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, TN	Count	4	11	37	230	284	1,048	30	8
	Columbia, TN	Per 100,000	11.4	31.2	105.1	653.4	806.7	2,977.0	85.2	22.7	2,329
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	6.0	31.5	126.5	479.6	870.2	2,300.1	201.0	NA	2,028
	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, TN	Count	3	21	31	249	276	1,079	53	2
	Columbia, TN	Per 100,000	8.6	60.0	88.6	711.6	788.7	3,083.4	151.5	5.7	2,514
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	5.8	31.6	126.2	444.5	979.9	2,396.8	219.2	NA	2,078
	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, TN	Count	4	13	31	234	305	1,043	49	7
	Columbia, TN	Per 100,000	11.3	36.8	87.7	661.7	862.5	2,949.3	138.6	19.8	2,385
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	5.6	33.7	131.8	442.2	1,012.2	2,411.9	233.8	NA	2,119
	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, TN	Count	3	17	70	292	393	1,210	48	7
	Columbia, TN	Per 100,000	8.7	49.2	202.7	845.7	1,138.2	3,504.3	139.0	20.3	3,042
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	7.3	31.7	153.2	475.5	1,010.9	2,505.4	237.8	NA	2,224
	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, TN	Count	7	18	69	327	459	1,127	71	16
	Columbia, TN	Per 100,000	20.5	52.8	202.5	959.5	1,346.8	3,306.9	208.3	46.9	3,442
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	6.6	33.2	173.8	508.9	1,046.0	2,687.3	309.3	NA	2,383
	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, TN	Count	5	20	78	383	384	1,316	120	11
	Columbia, TN	Per 100,000	14.8	59.0	230.1	1,129.9	1,132.8	3,882.3	354.0	32.5	3,707
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	6.4	35.3	179.0	532.5	1,002.4	2,734.4	351.8	NA	2,435
	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, TN	Count	2	18	39	321	400	1,191	109	6
	Columbia, TN	Per 100,000	5.8	52.6	114.0	938.4	1,169.4	3,481.7	318.6	17.5	3,076
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	6.8	35.5	184.3	533.7	1,040.9	2,713.2	374.1	NA	2,475
	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, TN	Count	3	22	72	336	347	1,341	108	6
	Columbia, TN	Per 100,000	8.8	64.8	212.1	989.6	1,022.0	3,949.7	318.1	17.7	3,423
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	7.2	36.4	167.3	541.9	1,026.9	2,828.1	420.6	NA	2,514
	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, TN	37.78
Tennessee	32.22
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.

Columbia, TN Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Columbia, TN	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Columbia, TN	Per 100,000	8.4	8.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	83
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	3.0	1.3	0.2	0.3	1.1	0.1	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Columbia, TN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbia, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	3.0	0.9	0.1	0.6	1.2	0.1	30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Columbia, TN	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Columbia, TN	Per 100,000	2.8	0.0	0.0	2.8	0.0	0.0	28
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	4.9	2.8	0.3	0.9	0.6	0.3	48
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Columbia, TN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbia, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	2.2	1.2	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.1	22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Columbia, TN	Count	4	3	0	0	1	0
	Columbia, TN	Per 100,000	11.3	8.5	0.0	0.0	2.8	0.0	113
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	2.3	1.5	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.1	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Columbia, TN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbia, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	2.7	1.4	0.3	0.7	0.2	0.0	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Columbia, TN	Count	3	2	1	0	0	0
	Columbia, TN	Per 100,000	8.8	5.9	2.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	88
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	4.1	2.2	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.0	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Columbia, TN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbia, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	3.9	1.9	0.5	0.8	0.6	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Columbia, TN	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Columbia, TN	Per 100,000	2.9	2.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	29
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	3.3	1.6	0.6	0.7	0.4	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Columbia, TN	2.45
Tennessee	3.29
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, TN Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Columbia, TN	Count	97	87	10
	Columbia, TN	Per 100,000	271.3	243.3	28.0	2.57
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	408.1	256.3	151.8	3.32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Columbia, TN	Count	95	88	7
	Columbia, TN	Per 100,000	271.8	251.8	20.0	2.62
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	409.3	255.7	153.6	3.33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Columbia, TN	Count	96	87	9
	Columbia, TN	Per 100,000	272.7	247.1	25.6	2.60
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	407.5	254.3	153.2	3.31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Columbia, TN	Count	94	84	10
	Columbia, TN	Per 100,000	268.6	240.0	28.6	2.54
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	402.9	251.5	151.4	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Columbia, TN	Count	97	87	10
	Columbia, TN	Per 100,000	274.3	246.0	28.3	2.60
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	404.8	252.6	152.2	3.29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Columbia, TN	Count	99	88	11
	Columbia, TN	Per 100,000	286.7	254.9	31.9	2.71
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	403.7	252.5	151.2	3.28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Columbia, TN	Count	91	80	11
	Columbia, TN	Per 100,000	267.0	234.7	32.3	2.51
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	403.7	250.1	153.6	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Columbia, TN	Count	88	77	11
	Columbia, TN	Per 100,000	259.6	227.2	32.5	2.43
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	401.6	249.5	152.1	3.26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Columbia, TN	Count	91	82	9
2005	Columbia, TN	Count	93	84	9