Columbia currently has a lot of issues with local government and their relations with university officials, who have expressed a deep concern for safety of the highly concentrated young adults and students in the area. There have been a few gun violence incidents specifically close to campuses, though the majority of violent activity tends to occur on the other wire of the interstate from the college campuses.

Columbia is a charming little town with a super cute down town area. Columbia is overall a very safe small town. Police regularly patrol and are very friendly. I have never know of any violent crime to ever take place. There aren’t many places to walk at night but if you did you would be safe.

Very safe and suburban college town. The north side of town is slightly more dangerous than the rest but overall, it’s a very safe place to be. You can walk around downtown and feel safe as long as you take normal precautions.