What's reported in Franklinton
Franklinton stands out for one thing in the city records. Drug complaints are filed about three times as often as in a typical Columbus neighborhood. The number of reports so far this year is about the same as the same months last year. Problems here are spread across the neighborhood rather than concentrated. Reports come from over 1,300 different addresses, and no single building or complex dominates.
What gets reported in Franklinton
| Category | By month · Jan – Dec | Trend · 2026 vs 2025 | vs citywide |
|---|---|---|---|
Drugs 73 reports · 2.4% of all |
↓ Decreasing | 3.5× | |
Encampment 135 reports · 4.5% of all |
→ Steady | 2.8× | |
Vacant Structure 365 reports · 12.2% of all |
↑ Increasing | 1.8× | |
Violence / Weapons 8 reports · 0.3% of all |
— | — | 1.6× |
Overgrowth 1,653 reports · 55.3% of all |
↑ Increasing | 1.2× | |
Trash 766 reports · 25.6% of all |
→ Steady | 1.2× | |
Noise 34 reports · 1.1% of all |
— | — | 0.97× |
Sewage 25 reports · 0.8% of all |
— | — | 0.82× |
Rats 112 reports · 3.7% of all |
↑ Increasing | 0.79× | |
Roaches 16 reports · 0.5% of all |
— | — | 0.78× |
Pest / Rodent 158 reports · 5.3% of all |
→ Steady | 0.76× | |
HVAC / Utilities 46 reports · 1.5% of all |
— | 0.61× | |
Management Negligence 68 reports · 2.3% of all |
↑ Increasing | 0.60× | |
Vehicles 193 reports · 6.5% of all |
→ Steady | 0.55× | |
Safety 26 reports · 0.9% of all |
— | — | 0.52× |
Mold / Water Damage 39 reports · 1.3% of all |
— | — | 0.48× |
Most-reported stretches
Reports are spread out here. The ten most-reported addresses account for under 6% of complaints, so check the specific block, not the neighborhood average.
Where complaints are filed in Franklinton
How Franklinton ranks
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Common questions about Franklinton
What problems show up most in Franklinton's city records?
Compared with the rest of Columbus, Franklinton sees drug complaints about three times as often as usual, and encampment reports and vacant building reports 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 neighborhood rather than concentrated. Reports come from over 1,300 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 Franklinton going up or down?
They are steady. So far this year Franklinton 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 neighborhood average won't tell you much about one house.
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.
Overgrowth complaints here climb toward September. Reporting early gets a case number on record before the seasonal backlog.
Own or manage property here?
Tenants in this area most often report drug problems and encampment problems.
Responding to tenant reports before they reach 311 keeps a property out of this dataset.
Looking at a specific address in Franklinton?
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.