What's reported in Linden
Compared with the rest of Columbus, Linden sees violence and weapons reports about twice as often as usual, and safety complaints and drug complaints are also more common than in most of the city. The number of reports so far this year is about the same as the same months last year. Problems here are spread across the area rather than concentrated. Reports come from over 3,400 different addresses, and no single building or complex dominates.
What gets reported in Linden
| Category | By month · Jan – Dec | Trend · 2026 vs 2025 | vs citywide |
|---|---|---|---|
Violence / Weapons 23 reports · 0.3% of all |
— | — | 1.9× |
Safety 172 reports · 2.4% of all |
→ Steady | 1.4× | |
Drugs 69 reports · 1.0% of all |
— | 1.4× | |
Rats 453 reports · 6.3% of all |
→ Steady | 1.3× | |
Vacant Structure 638 reports · 8.9% of all |
→ Steady | 1.3× | |
Roaches 63 reports · 0.9% of all |
— | 1.3× | |
HVAC / Utilities 222 reports · 3.1% of all |
↑ Increasing | 1.2× | |
Pest / Rodent 598 reports · 8.3% of all |
→ Steady | 1.2× | |
Management Negligence 319 reports · 4.5% of all |
→ Steady | 1.2× | |
Trash 1,736 reports · 24.2% of all |
→ Steady | 1.2× | |
Encampment 122 reports · 1.7% of all |
→ Steady | 1.1× | |
Hoarding 14 reports · 0.2% of all |
— | — | 1.1× |
Overgrowth 3,256 reports · 45.4% of all |
→ Steady | 1.02× | |
Sewage 70 reports · 1.0% of all |
↓ Decreasing | 0.95× | |
Mold / Water Damage 182 reports · 2.5% of all |
↑ Increasing | 0.93× | |
Vehicles 715 reports · 10.0% of all |
→ Steady | 0.85× | |
Noise 61 reports · 0.9% of all |
— | 0.73× | |
Bedbugs 10 reports · 0.1% of all |
— | — | 0.67× |
Most-reported stretches
Reports are spread out here. The ten most-reported addresses account for under 3% of complaints, so check the specific block, not the area average.
Where complaints are filed in Linden
Parts of Linden
Common questions about Linden
What problems show up most in Linden's city records?
Compared with the rest of Columbus, Linden sees violence and weapons reports about twice as often as usual, and safety complaints and drug complaints are also more common than in most of the city. The full category table above compares every complaint type against the citywide rate.
Are the problems concentrated in a few buildings?
Problems here are spread across the area rather than concentrated. Reports come from over 3,400 different addresses, and no single building or complex dominates. For any specific address, run a Block Report on the live map to see what has been reported there and next door.
Are reports in Linden going up or down?
They are steady. So far this year Linden has logged about the same number of reports as the same months last year.
What to do with this
Thinking about moving here?
Run a Block Report on the exact address first.
Problems here vary block to block, so the area average won't tell you much about one house.
Pest reports are more common here than in most of Columbus. Ask about the building's pest treatment history before you sign.
Already live here?
Reports are what inspectors act on. If you see pests, mold, or no heat, report it to 311. It becomes part of the public record you're reading now.
Heating and utility complaints here climb toward December. Reporting early gets a case number on record before the seasonal backlog.
Own or manage property here?
Tenants in this area most often report violence and weapons problems and safety problems.
Responding to tenant reports before they reach 311 keeps a property out of this dataset.
Looking at a specific address in Linden?
Get the full Block Report — what's been reported at that exact address, the same building, and chronic neighbors within ⅓ mile.
Search an address →Know Your Block tracks rats, mold, no heat, sewage backups, drug activity, noise, vacant buildings, and the other property and quality-of-life issues reported to City of Columbus code enforcement — the stuff Zillow and Apartments.com don't show.