Assault per Capita in Columbia
The map below shows assault per 1,000 Columbia residents.
The map below shows assault per 1,000 Columbia residents.
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Assault Grade™
B- |
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C |
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B+ |
Your yearly chance of being a victim of assault in Columbia is about 1 in 412.
Assault costs the average Columbia resident about $70 per year.
Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Columbia in green. The most dangerous areas in Columbia are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The C- grade means the rate of assault is slightly higher than the average US city. Columbia is in the 33rd percentile for safety, meaning 67% of cities are safer and 33% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Columbia's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of assault in Columbia is 2.428 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Columbia generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of assault in Columbia may be as high as 1 in 362 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 537 in the west part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the northeast parts of Columbia, AL: about 1 per year. The southeast part of Columbia has fewer cases of assault with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the assault rate in Columbia to the Alabama state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Columbia, AL: | 2.428 |
|---|---|
| Alabama: | 2.902 |
| USA: | 2.561 |
Considering only the assault rate, Columbia is safer than the Alabama state average and as safe as the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Assault is projected to cost the residents of Columbia about $117,623 in 2025, or roughly $70 per resident. This is part of Columbia's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Columbia, including every crime type and how Columbia compares to other cities.
Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Columbia's crime maps on the Columbia overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C+ | D+ | C+ | D | |
B- | C+ | B- | C- | |
B+ | B | A- | C+ | |
B- | A- | B | B | |
B- | C- | C+ | D+ | |
C+ | C | B- | D+ | |
C+ | C- | B- | D+ | |
C | B | C | B- | |
C | C+ | C | C | |
C+ | A- | B | B |
Columbia is similar versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C- | C- | C- | C- | |
D+ | C- | C- | C | |
D- | F | F | D | |
A- | C+ | C+ | C | |
B- | C+ | C+ | C+ | |
A- | C- | C- | D+ | |
C+ | B- | B- | C+ | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | D+ | |
D+ | C+ | C+ | B- | |
F | F | F | F |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Columbia, AL average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Columbia schools on SchoolGrade
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