It is located in Polk County, NC. It has a population of 979 inhabitants. The crime rate is - 275.79 per 10.000 people. There have been 27 arrests in 2017. The city has seen a downtick in arrest records since last year by 0.001%. The majority of crimes committed in Columbus are larceny/theft crimes - 22 incarcerations, whereas the least popular crime is the arson - only 0 arrests.
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The city has seen more non-violent crimes than violent. There have been 0 felony charges and 27 non-violent crimes.
For the time period of 2007-2017, the city of Columbus averaged 32 violent crimes. Of that total, another 4 was for legacy rape, 7 was for robbery, and 21 was for aggravated assault.
It is situated in Polk county, North Carolina with a total number of 11 employees - 0 female, 10 male officers and 1 civilians. Columbus PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is NC0750300, it belongs to the South Atlantic division in the South region with a region code of Region III.