What's reported in Milo-Grogan
Compared with the rest of Columbus, Milo-Grogan sees violence and weapons reports about 4 times as often as usual, and drug complaints and encampment reports 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 neighborhood rather than concentrated. Reports come from 867 different addresses, and no single building or complex dominates. Mold and water damage reports here peak in January. Across the rest of Columbus they peak in July.
What gets reported in Milo-Grogan
| Category | By month · Jan – Dec | Trend · 2026 vs 2025 | vs citywide |
|---|---|---|---|
Violence / Weapons 13 reports · 0.6% of all |
— | — | 3.6× |
Drugs 41 reports · 2.0% of all |
→ Steady | 2.8× | |
Encampment 77 reports · 3.7% of all |
→ Steady | 2.3× | |
Vacant Structure 239 reports · 11.5% of all |
→ Steady | 1.7× | |
Roaches 21 reports · 1.0% of all |
— | — | 1.5× |
Rats 133 reports · 6.4% of all |
→ Steady | 1.4× | |
Trash 578 reports · 27.8% of all |
↓ Decreasing | 1.3× | |
Safety 44 reports · 2.1% of all |
— | 1.3× | |
Pest / Rodent 177 reports · 8.5% of all |
→ Steady | 1.2× | |
Sewage 24 reports · 1.2% of all |
— | — | 1.1× |
Overgrowth 983 reports · 47.3% of all |
→ Steady | 1.1× | |
HVAC / Utilities 48 reports · 2.3% of all |
— | 0.92× | |
Management Negligence 70 reports · 3.4% of all |
→ Steady | 0.89× | |
Noise 20 reports · 1.0% of all |
— | — | 0.82× |
Vehicles 200 reports · 9.6% of all |
↓ Decreasing | 0.82× | |
Mold / Water Damage 44 reports · 2.1% of all |
→ Steady | 0.77× |
Most-reported stretches
Reports are spread out here. The ten most-reported addresses account for under 8% of complaints, so check the specific block, not the neighborhood average.
Where complaints are filed in Milo-Grogan
How Milo-Grogan ranks
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Common questions about Milo-Grogan
What problems show up most in Milo-Grogan's city records?
Compared with the rest of Columbus, Milo-Grogan sees violence and weapons reports about 4 times as often as usual, and drug complaints and encampment 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 867 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 Milo-Grogan going up or down?
They are steady. So far this year Milo-Grogan 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.
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.
Rat reports here climb toward August. 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 drug problems.
Responding to tenant reports before they reach 311 keeps a property out of this dataset.
Looking at a specific address in Milo-Grogan?
Get the full Block Report — what's been reported at that exact address, the same building, and chronic neighbors within ⅓ mile.
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