Vehicle Theft per Capita in Columbus
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Columbus residents.
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Columbus residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Columbus is about 1 in 1,184.
Vehicle Theft costs the average Columbus resident about $13 per year.
Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Columbus in green. The most dangerous areas in Columbus 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 vehicle theft is about the same as the average US city. Columbus is in the 47th percentile for safety, meaning 53% of cities are safer and 47% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Columbus's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of vehicle theft in Columbus is 0.8446 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Columbus generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Columbus may be as high as 1 in 940 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,579 in the northeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the northwest parts of Columbus, NE: about 5 per year. The southwest part of Columbus has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 1 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Columbus to the Nebraska state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Columbus, NE: | 0.8446 |
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| Nebraska: | 2.582 |
| USA: | 2.785 |
Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Columbus is safer than the Nebraska state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Columbus about $382,674 in 2025, or roughly $13 per resident. This is part of Columbus's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Columbus, including every crime type and how Columbus compares to other cities.
Remember that vehicle theft 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 Columbus's crime maps on the Columbus overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vehicle Theft Crime Grade |
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B | C | B | B- | |
D+ | A- | D | C+ | |
F | B+ | F | A | |
B- | A- | C | A | |
C | B+ | D+ | C | |
B- | D+ | B- | C- | |
C | B+ | C- | A | |
D+ | C | D | D | |
D+ | B- | D | C | |
B | A- | C+ | B+ |
Columbus is lower versus other cities of the same size for vehicle theft. The table below compares vehicle theft in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vehicle Theft Crime Grade |
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C- | B- | B- | C+ | |
B- | B- | B- | C- | |
B- | A- | A- | D- | |
C | C- | C- | F | |
B+ | A | A | D+ | |
C- | C | C | D- | |
C+ | B+ | B+ | C- | |
B | A- | A- | C+ | |
D- | C | C | D | |
B+ | B+ | B+ | F |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Columbus, NE average SchoolGrade of B, with 47% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Columbus schools on SchoolGrade
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