2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Helena, MT vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia has 27% less violent crime than Helena.
- Olympia has 6% more property crime than Helena.
 Helena, MTOlympia, WAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock20.422.7
 Property Crime57.4  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Helena    17 Reviews

I spent 6 months living on a ranch in the Helena valley. This was during the population boom Montana experienced after covid. Helena has some great mountain biking  More

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Over 3 years ago

We transplanted from Southern California 3 years ago and have never looked back! Living in the small unincorporated town of York Montana located in the Helena nation  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 16 years. It is a great place to grow  More

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Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Helena, MontanaCrime Index
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 York, MT 
 Montana City, MT12.4
 South Hills, MT12.4
 East Helena, MT15.55
 Marysville, MT16.3

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