Columbus issues.

The same public records, cut by problem instead of place. Each page shows where an issue is reported most, when it peaks, what it travels with, and exactly how to report it.

In your home

The habitability problems renters and buyers check for. Nearly all of these carry severe or critical scores.

Rats & mice
100% severe

Reports are increasing, with 2026 so far running about 30% ahead of the same months last year.

3,356 reports highest rate: Wake Robin
January · 5%February · 5%March · 7%April · 8%May · 13%June · 13%July · 13%August · 11%September · 9%October · 7%November · 4%December · 5%
Roaches
100% severe

Roach reports peak in September at about twice the volume of a typical month.

487 reports highest rate: Eastmoor
January · 5%February · 6%March · 7%April · 6%May · 4%June · 13%July · 12%August · 9%September · 14%October · 9%November · 8%December · 7%
Bed bugs
100% severe

Reports come in at the highest rates in Downtown (core).

148 reports highest rate: Downtown (core)
January · 10%February · 6%March · 10%April · 5%May · 5%June · 12%July · 13%August · 8%September · 13%October · 9%November · 5%December · 3%
Raccoons & wildlife
58% severe

Wildlife reports peak in July at about twice the volume of a typical month.

751 reports highest rate: Far East / Eastland
January · 3%February · 4%March · 5%April · 9%May · 16%June · 17%July · 18%August · 12%September · 6%October · 4%November · 2%December · 2%
Mold & water damage
100% severe

Reports are increasing, with 2026 so far running about 25% ahead of the same months last year.

1,949 reports highest rate: Westgate & Hilliard fringe
January · 6%February · 7%March · 8%April · 8%May · 10%June · 10%July · 12%August · 11%September · 10%October · 7%November · 5%December · 6%
No heat & shut-off utilities
100% severe

Heat and utility reports spike in deep winter, and December runs about twice the volume of a typical month.

1,788 reports highest rate: Westgate & Hilliard fringe
January · 18%February · 10%March · 6%April · 6%May · 3%June · 5%July · 6%August · 5%September · 3%October · 8%November · 10%December · 18%
Sewage backups
100% severe

Reports are increasing, with 2026 so far running about 20% ahead of the same months last year.

728 reports highest rate: Driving Park
January · 8%February · 6%March · 10%April · 9%May · 9%June · 10%July · 9%August · 9%September · 10%October · 6%November · 4%December · 10%
Landlord & management negligence
74% severe

Reports are increasing, with 2026 so far running about 40% ahead of the same months last year.

2,706 reports highest rate: Blacklick / Brice
January · 8%February · 6%March · 7%April · 8%May · 9%June · 12%July · 13%August · 10%September · 8%October · 7%November · 6%December · 7%
Smoke detectors & fire hazards
56% severe

No neighborhood is spared, but rates run highest in Westgate & Hilliard fringe and North Linden.

1,199 reports highest rate: Westgate & Hilliard fringe
January · 7%February · 7%March · 8%April · 7%May · 8%June · 8%July · 12%August · 11%September · 9%October · 9%November · 6%December · 7%

On your street

The everyday enforcement problems with a clear reporting path and a fixable outcome.

Around the neighborhood

Reports about places and patterns at neighborhood scale. Read these as reports, not verdicts.