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The December 2007 Clipper and Cold

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Forecasts on December 4th, 2007 called for a weak, fast-moving clipper to affect much of the Midwest, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and east to the Mid-Atlantic coast. Most forecasts in Ohio had the area south of I-80 down to just north of the Ohio River getting 1-3″ of snowfall, with a potential max of 2-4″ in south-central Ohio from Dayton to Chillicothe.

The forecast for Columbus on December 4th, 2007 from the Wilmington National Weather Service:

OHZ045-046-054>056-065-051015-
UNION OH-DELAWARE-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-FAIRFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MARYSVILLE…DELAWARE…LONDON…
COLUMBUS…NEWARK…LANCASTER
355 PM EST TUE DEC 4 2007

…SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
WEDNESDAY…

.TONIGHT…FLURRIES WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THIS
EVENING…THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LATE. SNOW
ACCUMULATION AN INCH OR LESS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. LIGHT NORTHEAST
WINDS…BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW 100
PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY…SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 3 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH…BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW 100 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING…THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH…
DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

Snowfall began in western Ohio at about 10pm and reached central Ohio by midnight on the 4th. It began as flurries and light snow showers but gradually increased in intensity overnight and into the morning of the 5th, becoming heavy at times. By the time that the snowfall ended around 2:30pm in the afternoon, 4-6″ covered most of central Ohio, with the heaviest accumulations right near the I-70 corridor. Another max of snow occurred along a Mansfield to Canton line where a general 4-6″ also occurred.

The night of the 5th-6th brought a cold night for most of Ohio as clear skies after the storm and snow-covered ground sent temperatures far below normal. Most areas saw temperatures in the single digits, and many even fell into the single digits below zero. For Columbus, the low of 9 was the second lowest temperature ever recorded for the 6th of December.



2019 Columbus Crime Data

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2019 Columbus crime data

I updated the Columbus Crime Statistics page with 2019 data, which is the latest year available. The data comes from what the city reported to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting system.

2019 Violent Crime
-There were 5,350 incidents of violent crime in Columbus in 2019, down slightly from 2018’s 5,365. The rate per 100K people was 595.4, down from 2018’s 601.0.
-There is some discrepancy between the murders the city reported to the FBI- 81- and the total number of homicides it reported in its 2019 year-end report- 104. At 81 murders, it would be a rate of 9 per 100K, while 104 would be a rate of 11.6 per 100K. Even at 104, it would represent a drop from 2018’s 109.
-There were 882 reported rapes, down from 2018’s 894. There were 98.2 rapes per 100K, down from 2018’s 99.9.
-Robberies continued their years-long decline, with 1,810 total and a rate of 201.4 per 100K. Robberies have declined 53% since 2007.
-There were 1,788 aggravated assaults at a rate of 199.0 per 100K. Assaults were higher than 2018’s 1,615, but they are still down nearly 35% since they peaked in 1990.

Violent Crime Changes By Race 2010-2019
Other: -72.7%
Black: -34.6%
White: -21.3%
Unknown Race: -18.2%
Asian: +33.3%

Violent Crime Changes By Gender 2010-2019
Unknown Gender: -42.0%
Male: -35.2%
Female: +21.7%

Violent Crime Changes By Age Group 2010-2019
0 to 19: -41.2%
20 to 39: -33.9%
Unknown Age: -30.8%
40 to 59: +12.8%
60 and Over: +220.9%

Perhaps strangely, Asians, women and older people have seen their crime rates increase. In all 3 cases, the total crimes were relatively low in comparison to other groups, but the changes were significant enough to be noticeable.



2019 Property Crime
-There were 29,974 property crimes reported in 2019 for a rate of 3335.6 per 100K, down from 2018’s 3596.3.
Property crimes peaked in 2001 with 62,151, but have fallen nearly every year since. The 2019 total was 51.8% lower than in 2001.
-Larceny thefts reached 20,606 for a rate of 2293.1 per 100K. This is both down from 2018’s 2427.8 and 46.9% lower than their 2001 peak.
-Burglaries continued their dramatic fall in 2019. 5,809 were reported for a rate of 646.5 per 100K. This is down from 6,477 and 724.9 in 2018, and down nearly 62% just since 2010.
-There were 3,559 motor vehicle thefts for a rate of 396.1 per 100K in 2019, down from 3,962 and 443.7 in 2018. As with burglaries, motor vehicle thefts are down significantly in recent years, having fallen more than 58% just since 2004.

Property Crime Changes By Race 2010-2019
Other: -62.5%
White: -43.9%
Black: -27.7%
Unknown Race: +5.5%
Asian: +22.9%

Property Crime Changes By Gender 2010-2019
Male: -36.9%
Female: -23.3%
Unknown Gender: -0.9%

Property Crime Changes By Age Group 2010-2019
0 to 19: -48.7%
20 to 39: -33.1%
40 to 59: -25.5%
Unknown Age: +2.9%
60 and Over: +31.5%

Here are some additional crime-related links.
Columbus Police Department
National Crime Data Explorer