In 2025, Columbia police reported 474 violent crimes (359 per 100,000 residents), including 4 murders, 43 robberies and 379 aggravated assaults, plus 2,483 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 132,072. Violent-crime rate rank: 5 of 6 large Missouri cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency MO0100200, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 1,376 | 7,126 | 134 | 3,978 | Live |
| Springfield | 1,232 | 2,107 | 9 | 3,855 | Totals |
| St. Louis | 1,230 | 3,380 | 141 | 5,020 | Totals |
| Independence | 560 | 679 | 8 | 2,995 | Totals |
| Columbia | 359 | 474 | 4 | 1,880 | Totals |
| Lee's Summit | 111 | 120 | 2 | 1,951 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Columbia's violent-crime rate of 359 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 15% lower than the Missouri rate (420) and 12% higher than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 279 residents, or about 9.1 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Columbia ranks 198th for violent crime, in the lower half, and 207th for murder (4 murders, 3 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 80% of Columbia's violent crimes and robberies 9%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 1,880 per 100,000, 14% higher than Missouri overall. Columbia police logged 233 vehicle thefts (176 per 100,000, 223rd of 351; Missouri: 294) and 280 burglaries (212 per 100,000, 6% lower than the state).
The closest city we cover is Independence, 109 miles west; its violent-crime rate (560) is 56% higher than Columbia's.
Out-of-state cities near Columbia's size (132,072 residents): Abilene, TX at 457 violent crimes per 100,000 and Norman, OK at 243.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Columbia had 359 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 15% lower than the statewide 420. It is 5th highest of the 6 Missouri cities on this site; Kansas City is highest at 1,376. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Columbia police reported 4 murders for 2025, a rate of 3 per 100,000 residents. The Missouri rate was 7.2 and the national rate 4.1.
233 vehicles were reported stolen in Columbia in 2025, 176 per 100,000 residents. That is 9% lower than the national rate of 195 and ranks 223rd of 351 cities on this site.