Columbia isn't a suburb. It's Maryland's second largest city. The population density (3310 people/sq mi) is comparable to:

• Houston, TX (3617)
• Tampa, FL (3505)
• Phoenix, AZ (3245)
• Austin, TX (3060)
• Charlotte, NC (2873)
• New Orleans (2301)

https://filterbuy.com/resources/most-and-least-densely-populated-cities/. Full list at the bottom.

Property crime in Columbia is 15.39/1000 residents.

-Houston is 43.06

-Tampa is 16.34

-Phoenix is 31.77

-Austin is 38.0

-Charlotte is 33.66

-New Orleans is 47.13

If you look at cities with comparable overall population and population density, you get:

• Everett, WA is 3359/1000 residents and has a property crime rate of 33.09
• Meridian, ID is 3254 and has a rate of 8.5
• Roseville, CA is 3210 and has a rate of 19.65
• Arvada, CO is 3113 and has a rate of 31.52
• Temecula, CA is 3079 and has a rate of 20.61

All crime rate data is from Neighborhood Scout.

Numbers speak for themselves.