In 2025, Columbus police reported 735 violent crimes (366 per 100,000 residents), including 15 murders, 87 robberies and 534 aggravated assaults, plus 3,829 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 200,622. Violent-crime rate rank: 4 of 6 large Georgia cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency GA1060100, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macon | 1,293 | 2,031 | 17 | 3,404 | Totals |
| Atlanta | 736 | 3,869 | 100 | 3,109 | Totals |
| South Fulton | 477 | 540 | 17 | 1,651 | Totals |
| Columbus | 366 | 735 | 15 | 1,909 | Totals |
| Athens | 352 | 455 | 2 | 1,990 | Totals |
| Sandy Springs | 114 | 120 | 1 | 1,262 | Totals |
| Augusta | – | – | – | – | Totals |
| Savannah | – | – | – | – | 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.
Columbus's violent-crime rate of 366 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 34% higher than the Georgia rate (273) and 14% higher than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 273 residents, or about 14.1 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Columbus ranks 188th for violent crime, in the lower half, and 94th for murder (15 murders, 7.5 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 73% of Columbus's violent crimes and robberies 12%, close to the national robbery share of 15%.
Property crime ran 1,909 per 100,000, 51% higher than Georgia overall. Columbus police logged 210 vehicle thefts (105 per 100,000, 286th of 351; Georgia: 145) and 442 burglaries (220 per 100,000, 52% higher than the state).
The closest city we cover is Macon, 72 miles east; its violent-crime rate (1,293) is 3.5 times Columbus's.
Out-of-state cities near Columbus's size (200,622 residents): Knoxville, TN at 685 violent crimes per 100,000 and Grand Rapids, MI at 894.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Columbus had 366 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 34% higher than the statewide 273. It is 4th highest of the 6 Georgia cities on this site; Macon is highest at 1,293. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Columbus police reported 15 murders for 2025, a rate of 7.5 per 100,000 residents. The Georgia rate was 5.1 and the national rate 4.1.
210 vehicles were reported stolen in Columbus in 2025, 105 per 100,000 residents. That is 46% lower than the national rate of 195 and ranks 286th of 351 cities on this site.