Homicide Rate

Even after five deadly shootings this weekend, Columbus' murder rate is still below average.

Columbus saw its 22nd homicide of 2024 on Sunday. As of Monday, that is the lowest number of homicides Columbus has had to date in one year since 2015.

The city has seen 14 homicides in the first two months of the year, the lowest such total since 2015.

Columbus police say community members have helped identify several people as potential suspects in a triple murder that claimed the lives of two young children earlier this month.

Detective Terry Kelley said he believes the shooters involved in last week's shooting which resulted in the death of a young man and two children "absolutely knew" the children were in the car. Kelly said at this point in the investigation, he believes the children might have been the targets.

Two children and a young man are dead after a Tuesday night shooting on Columbus' southeast side.

Columbus has tied the record it set last year for number of homicides. Two shootings this week brought that total to 177, contributing to the trend of increased violence in the city.

It was April 1 at exactly noon when Crystal Logan got the phone call: Her daughter Jenea and her son Donell had been shot."As often as we see it on the…

Columbus logged 103 homicides in 2018, a 28 percent decrease from a record-high 143 homicides the previous year.City officials say 73 percent of the…

One man is dead and another charged with tampering with evidence after what the Columbus Division of Police calls an accidental shooting.According to…