The just-released FBI national crime report says violent crime in Columbus nearly doubled in 2006. A total of 1,188 violent crimes were reported last year, a rise of 992 from 2005.
The incidence of murders since 2005 stayed the same, at 22, according to the report. Columbus Police report that there were 17 murders, and chalk up the difference to a likely discrepancy in classification.
The number of reported rapes dropped from 24 to 16.
More information is available at the FBI website.
