Columbus, OH · Area Report
What's reported in Linden
Know Your Block tracks rats, mold, no heat, sewage backups, drug activity, noise, abandoned vehicles, vacant buildings, and the other property and quality-of-life issues that tenants, neighbors, and city inspectors report to the City of Columbus — the stuff Zillow and Apartments.com don't show.
NB
About this page. Locally, "Linden" refers to a much wider area than the city's narrow technical boundary — most people don't distinguish between Linden proper, North Linden, and the older Milo-Grogan area to the south.
4,321
Complaints (2025)
+1,834 YTD 2026
18%
Severe or Critical
1.2× citywide rate
1.9×
Violence / Weapons
vs citywide rate
3,040
Addresses Reporting
6,155 reports lifetime
How Linden compares to the rest of Columbus
Linden has a higher-than-average rate of violence and weapons reports, general safety complaints, rat reports, drug complaints, and roach reports compared to the rest of Columbus.
Categories more common here than citywide
Violence / Weapons
1.9×
Safety
1.5×
Rats
1.4×
Drugs
1.4×
Roaches
1.3×
Parts of Linden
The 3 distinct areas locals lump under "Linden." Each part has its own page with the same data lens. Cards marked why? include an editorial note explaining why they're grouped here.
Linden (Cleveland Ave corridor)
why?
2,016
Reports
16%
Severe
Stands out for
Vacant Structure
The narrow strip the city formally labels "Linden" — the older, denser section along Cleveland Ave.
North Linden
2,332
Reports
19%
Severe
Stands out for
Hoarding
Milo-Grogan
why?
1,807
Reports
19%
Severe
Stands out for
Violence / Weapons
Geographically distinct from Linden proper, but historically and demographically tied to the same corridor. Shares the same chronic housing-quality pattern, so we include it here rather than stranding it on its own page.
Where complaints are filed in Linden
Each dot is one report from the last several years. Color shows severity — olive (low) to oxblood (critical). Click any dot for the address and date, or open the live map to filter, search, and zoom in.
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Severe
Critical
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Source & method
Data comes from official City of Columbus code enforcement records (Accela portal + ArcGIS REST API). Comparison figures are computed against the full citywide dataset; "over-representation" means a category's share of complaints in this area is higher than its share citywide. Complaints are reports filed with the city — they may be unverified, resolved, or in dispute. Categories are assigned by automated keyword matching and may include mismatches. Individual property records are surfaced through search, not listed on this page.