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File no. AZ-COLUM-62Revision 01Live intelligence / Aug 11, 2026

City intelligence dossier

Columbus, Ohio, United States

A decision-first briefing on safety, affordability, opportunity, climate, housing, and the texture of daily life.

JurisdictionUnited States

File statusCurrent / canonical

Evidence confidencehigh

Read this first / Executive brief

The decision, before the details.

Start with the composite signal and the analyst verdict. Then use the evidence index to inspect the factors that matter to your move.

Overall readiness

Composite decision signal

62/ 100

Bureau recommendationConsider carefully

Weighted from the five live signals below.

affordability78

climate67

lifestyle68

opportunity63

safety38

Analyst synthesis / AI

What the numbers mean

A relatively affordable, growing Midwestern city with a broad neighborhood mix, active dining and cultural districts, and car-dependent daily life.

Bureau verdict

Columbus is a practical value choice with appealing urban pockets, but the citywide crime profile and limited transit keep it from being an easy all-purpose recommendation. Neighborhood selection matters substantially.

Sector reports / 07 live files

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Safety desk / Published incidents

Safety & crime

SEC-01

Columbus Police Department citywide service population (FBI UCR) / 2025 complete calendar year

2,911.4Reported offenses per 100,000

decreasingLatest reported trend

Much higher than nationalNational comparison

Reported rate breakdown / per 100,000

158.3assault

483.2auto Theft

387burglary

9murder

2,531.7property

103.1robbery

1,659.3theft

379.7violent

Scope: Columbus Police Department citywide service population (FBI UCR)
Period: 2025 complete calendar year
Method: Annual rates are calculated from FBI UCR agency offense counts and the FBI agency population denominator. They are citywide agency rates, not ZIP-level rates.

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Reported rate breakdown / per 100,000

Favorable signals

Pressure points

Seven-day outlook / averaged

Long-term profile / annual

Extreme-weather exposure / modeled risk

Verified local benchmarks

Regional price signals / 100 = national

Neighborhood watchlist / directional, not ranked

German Village

Short North

Downtown

Dining & nightlife

Culture

Outdoors

Recent headlines / opens original source

Columbus police seek 2 suspects after man shot on West Side; victim expected to live

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How this file is assembled

Weather Forecast API

Air Quality API (CAMS)

2016-2025 daily weather archive for the selected coordinates

2024 Regional Price Parities for Ohio

Mapped place matches within 4 km of the selected coordinates

2025 reported offenses for Columbus Police Department