Columbia Police Department

Columbia City Council met with the Columbia Police Department about downtown safety data and statistics.

More than 60 people attended the town hall Tuesday night at Second Missionary Baptist Church.

The meeting comes a day ahead of the first University of Missouri home football game of the season and just less than a year after three people were shot — and one killed — during 2025's Homecoming weekend.

The city of Columbia’s ordinance barring pedestrians from standing in certain street medians went into effect July 1.

Under new regulations, people in Columbia will largely be prohibited from occupying medians.

The new rule prohibits pedestrians from standing on Columbia street medians and drivers from stopping their from stopping on busy roads and interacting with pedestrians.

This is the first annual report CPD has published since 2009, Chief Jill Schlude said in the new report.

Reading Day, commonly referred to as Stop Day, is the day after classes end for the semester at the University of Missouri and often sees large day parties in the East Campus neighborhood.

Columbia is home to a growing population of renters, and that brings its own challenges for Columbia Neighborhood Watch.

True/False officials declined multiple interview requests about any changes to this year's safety plan.