Columbus Named #5 Nationally for Reductions in Gun Victimization
Published on April 14, 2026
The Center for American Progress has named Columbus #5 in a new ranking of large cities with the strongest decline in gun victimizations from 2021 to 2025. The center’s April 7 report, "What City Leaders Say Is Helping Drive Down Gun Violence in Their Communities,” finds that while gun violence has declined nationally since the pandemic,