The city of Columbus enjoys one of the lowest crime rates of all first-class Nebraska cities.
City officials work closely with business and education leaders to plan community improvements.
See the Columbus Police Department web site for full information. Twenty-nine members of the force are fully trained emergency medical technicians. The city has two private ambulance services. City firefighters augment the Rural Fire Department , which has 20 volunteers. The city has two strategically located fire stations and offers a Junior Fire Patrol program for local fifth graders to teach fire protection and prevention.