Safety · Columbus
Columbus, MS crime & safety
Columbus's reported crime rate is above Mississippi's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 106 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
Crime reported to police, trends and how Columbus compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.
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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Columbus's police department reported only 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Reported crime, 2025
Columbus at a glance
Violent crime
4.7
per 1,000 residents · Mississippi 2.2
Property crime
16.6
per 1,000 residents · Mississippi 13.1
Incidents reported
479
106 violent · 373 property
Violent crime per 1,000
Property crime per 1,000
What gets reported
2025, by type
Larceny / theft
296
Burglary
51
Vehicle theft
26
Aggravated assault
93
Robbery
6
Rape
7
Homicide
0
Arson
3
Offenses reported to police, not convictions.
Who keeps Columbus safe
Local public safety
👮 Columbus Police DepartmentReports its crime counts to the FBI — the figures on this page.
🚨 EmergenciesCall 911. For non-emergency numbers, alerts and preparedness, see the town guide.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can't tell you
- It's reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many thefts and some assaults are never reported.
- Small numbers swing. In a town of about 22,500, a handful of incidents moves the rate noticeably from year to year. The trend matters more than any one year.
- Visitors count too. Towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center see incidents involving people who don't live there, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn't report a full year, not that nothing happened.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. This isn't an official statement of public safety — in an emergency, call 911.