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Columbus Murder Tracker

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Columbus murder tracker

I decided to create this Columbus murder tracker for a few reasons. First, 2020 and 2021 produced consecutive records for total murders in the city, with 2021 coming in far above all other years on record. Additionally, 2021 managed to have the highest murder rate overall, narrowly beating out the early 1990s crack epidemic years. This is significant given that in 2021, the city had a much larger population than it did 30 years ago. I wanted to see if this trend would continue in 2022 or if 2021 was just a very bad fluke.
Second, I wanted to monitor just where murders were taking place in the city. Columbus is going through rapid changes, so I wanted to see if neighborhoods that have been seeing revitalization are still having violent crime issues.
To find out the answers to these questions, this murder tracker monitored homicides through the year and compared the results with previous years. A graph below counts total murders by specific dates of every year since 2018 vs. 2022. Additionally, an interactive map is provided to give further details on specific locations and report information. Homicide data is mostly provided by the Columbus Division of Police

Columbus murder tracker total murders by date

2022 Murders by Month
January: 9
February: 9
March: 11
April: 9
May: 17
June: 9
July: 17
August: 11
September: 16
October: 13
November: 9
December: 7

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The 2022 final numbers are in! 137 murders took place across the year. While not exactly good, this represents a significant decline from both 2020 and 2021. There were 68 fewer than 2021 and 38 fewer than 2020. With luck, this trend of decline will continue into 2023.
It is possible that additional murders will be added to the 2022 over the next few days/weeks/months, so this total will probably change a bit in time. Regardless, 2022 will still end up a vast improvement from last year’s record.
Starting in 2023, the Murder Tracker will be located on the main Columbus Crime Statistics page.

Cool Link: Columbus Property Tax Abatement Map

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Columbus property tax abatement map

Around Columbus and Franklin County, tax incentives and abatements are granted to properties either for new development or to encourage improvements to existing buildings. Most of these incentives are given to properties in urban neighborhoods that have suffered from a lack of investment. However, in recent years, studies have shown that the distribution of them is both uneven and highly controversial, often going to rich developers in already well-established neighborhoods rather than those that need them the most. The link of the Columbus property tax abatement map provides both descriptions of the types of tax incentives used locally, as well as a map that shows what properties get what incentives and how much they amount to.

Franklin County Tax Incentives

In addition to abatements and incentives, TIFs, or Tax Increment Financing, uses targeted tax collection in specific areas to make improvements within said districts. Unlike tax abatements/incentives, TIFs can be found almost anywhere, and are regularly used in both suburban and urban neighborhoods, and are not always tied to improving declined areas.

Franklin County TIFs



Where Does the Immigrant Population Live?

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In Franklin County, the immigrant- or foreign-born- population has been growing rapidly for the last few decades. Latin American immigration was dominant for many years, but has recently taken secondary position to even faster Asian growth. But where does the immigrant population live, exactly? Where they end up in the county is perhaps not where common belief would always suggest. The interactive map below breaks down not only the main continent of origin for immigrants by census tract, but also gives the top 5 specific origin nations. While at first glance, the continents seem heavily grouped together, a deeper look at nations of origin indicate that immigrant populations are much more diverse and spread out much more evenly than it appears.

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The Census Tract Maps offers a great deal of demographic and population data in all subjects, while Historic US Maps provides old maps of all types.



Cool Link: Air Quality Maps

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Air quality maps

Wondering whether the air in your city or state is up to par? With this link, you can zoom in to your area to check air quality maps that are based on a variety of pollution types. Not only that, but an archive is available for pollution levels on past dates.

Air Now Interactive Map

And if you’re interested in the air quality for places around the world, this link offers a great map of live conditions and measurements for most place on earth.

Air Quality World Map

Cool Link: USGS EarthExplorer

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USGS EarthExplorer

This program from the United States Geological Survey website, EarthExplorer, allows users to search information on both geological and manmade features across both the US and rest of the world. Just about every possible feature is available, from zip codes to cemeteries, bridges to waterfalls, military sites and oil fields.

EarthExplorer