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Columbus, NE Crime and Crime Rate

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The Columbus crime rate is lower than the Nebraska average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #40

Columbus, NE	889.24
Nebraska	1,389.99
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.

Columbus, NE Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Columbus, NE	Count	1	5	5	8	49	316	20	1
	Columbus, NE	Per 100,000	4.4	22.1	22.1	35.4	216.7	1,397.4	88.4	4.4	748
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	2.9	33.0	55.4	176.2	422.5	1,864.1	236.8	NA	1,263
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Columbus, NE	Count	1	6	2	13	70	433	7	2
	Columbus, NE	Per 100,000	4.4	26.5	8.8	57.5	309.4	1,913.9	30.9	8.8	919
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	3.1	33.0	55.7	160.5	476.3	1,908.2	238.9	NA	1,289
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Columbus, NE	Count	0	7	2	11	68	389	18	1
	Columbus, NE	Per 100,000	0.0	31.1	8.9	48.8	301.7	1,726.1	79.9	4.4	840
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	2.9	38.3	60.9	157.4	470.8	2,060.7	223.5	NA	1,345
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Columbus, NE	Count	1	3	3	12	78	394	21	2
	Columbus, NE	Per 100,000	4.5	13.4	13.4	53.8	349.7	1,766.2	94.1	9.0	872
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	3.6	37.7	54.1	157.7	472.9	2,057.3	222.7	NA	1,344
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Columbus, NE	Count	0	6	5	16	60	380	20	0
	Columbus, NE	Per 100,000	0.0	27.0	22.5	71.9	269.7	1,708.2	89.9	0.0	847
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	3.0	36.8	56.1	183.6	455.9	2,019.4	197.9	NA	1,328
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Columbus, NE	Count	0	3	2	10	61	341	23	1
	Columbus, NE	Per 100,000	0.0	13.9	9.2	46.2	281.7	1,574.9	106.2	4.6	717
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	2.2	33.1	67.8	178.4	484.3	2,083.5	193.8	NA	1,339
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Columbus, NE	Count	0	4	2	17	114	414	22	2
	Columbus, NE	Per 100,000	0.0	18.7	9.3	79.3	531.8	1,931.2	102.6	9.3	987
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	3.8	32.7	72.8	194.3	492.0	2,151.8	234.8	NA	1,426
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2006	Columbus, NE	Count	0	1	3	5	126	544	40	0
	Columbus, NE	Per 100,000	0.0	4.8	14.3	23.8	599.4	2,587.8	190.3	0.0	1,111
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	2.8	31.0	63.8	184.1	534.5	2,521.3	284.9	NA	1,517
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Columbus, NE	Count	0	4	5	2	97	463	17	0
	Columbus, NE	Per 100,000	0.0	19.0	23.8	9.5	461.5	2,202.8	80.9	0.0	962
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	2.5	32.9	59.1	192.5	532.4	2,574.3	316.5	NA	1,551
	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

Columbus, NE	4.78
Nebraska	29.00
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.

Columbus, NE Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Columbus, NE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, NE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	2.7	1.7	0.1	0.6	0.3	0.0	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Columbus, NE	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Columbus, NE	Per 100,000	4.4	0.0	0.0	4.4	0.0	0.0	44
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.3	0.5	0.4	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Columbus, NE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, NE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	1.3	1.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Columbus, NE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, NE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	2.4	1.6	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.0	24
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Columbus, NE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, NE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	4.0	2.4	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.0	39
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Columbus, NE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, NE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	5.1	3.1	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.2	51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Columbus, NE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, NE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	1.4	0.4	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Columbus, NE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, NE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	3.5	2.1	0.2	0.7	0.6	0.0	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Columbus, NE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbus, NE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	3.8	2.4	0.3	0.3	0.8	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Columbus, NE	1.79
Nebraska	2.35
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.

Columbus, NE Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Columbus, NE	Count	50	36	14
	Columbus, NE	Per 100,000	221.1	159.2	61.9	1.90
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	275.4	194.8	80.6	2.35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Columbus, NE	Count	52	36	16
	Columbus, NE	Per 100,000	229.8	159.1	70.7	1.94
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	270.5	192.4	78.0	2.31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Columbus, NE	Count	51	35	16
	Columbus, NE	Per 100,000	226.3	155.3	71.0	1.91
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	272.8	195.1	77.7	2.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Columbus, NE	Count	51	36	15
	Columbus, NE	Per 100,000	228.6	161.4	67.2	1.95
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	272.2	196.7	75.5	2.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Columbus, NE	Count	48	33	15
	Columbus, NE	Per 100,000	215.8	148.3	67.4	1.82
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	271.8	198.3	73.5	2.35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Columbus, NE	Count	51	36	15
	Columbus, NE	Per 100,000	235.5	166.3	69.3	2.01
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	275.1	201.0	74.1	2.38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Columbus, NE	Count	49	33	16
	Columbus, NE	Per 100,000	228.6	153.9	74.6	1.91
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	271.7	197.2	74.5	2.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Columbus, NE	Count	46	33	13
	Columbus, NE	Per 100,000	214.8	154.1	60.7	1.84
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	271.8	197.0	74.8	2.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Columbus, NE	Count	52	34	18
2005	Columbus, NE	Count	52	34	18