In 2025, Columbus police reported 3,575 violent crimes (380 per 100,000 residents), including 85 murders, 969 robberies and 1,488 aggravated assaults, plus 23,816 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 940,106. Violent-crime rate rank: 6 of 6 large Ohio cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency OHCOP0000, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 1,365 | 4,965 | 102 | 3,925 | Live |
| Dayton | 1,230 | 1,673 | 29 | 3,999 | Totals |
| Toledo | 872 | 2,306 | 32 | 2,516 | Totals |
| Akron | 871 | 1,650 | 24 | 2,829 | Totals |
| Cincinnati | 785 | 2,482 | 66 | 3,606 | Live |
| Columbus | 380 | 3,575 | 85 | 2,533 | 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 380 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 42% higher than the Ohio rate (268) and 19% higher than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 263 residents, or about 68.8 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Columbus ranks 182nd for violent crime, in the lower half, and 72nd for murder (85 murders, 9 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 42% of Columbus's violent crimes and robberies 27%, a bigger robbery share than the 15% seen nationally.
Property crime ran 2,533 per 100,000, 86% higher than Ohio overall. Columbus police logged 4,545 vehicle thefts (483 per 100,000, 70th of 351; Ohio: 178) and 3,641 burglaries (387 per 100,000, 2.1 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Dayton, 66 miles west; its violent-crime rate (1,230) is 3.2 times Columbus's.
Out-of-state cities near Columbus's size (940,106 residents): Indianapolis, IN at 769 violent crimes per 100,000 and Honolulu, HI at 181.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Columbus had 380 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 42% higher than the statewide 268. It is 6th highest of the 6 Ohio cities on this site; Cleveland is highest at 1,365. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Columbus police reported 85 murders for 2025, a rate of 9 per 100,000 residents. The Ohio rate was 4.6 and the national rate 4.1.
4,545 vehicles were reported stolen in Columbus in 2025, 483 per 100,000 residents. That is 2.5 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 70th of 351 cities on this site.