Olympia, WA Crime


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Olympia, WA is a city that has a lower rate of violent crime than the national average. At 20.4 violent crimes per 100,000 people, Olympia is well below the US average of 22.7. Unfortunately, property crimes are much higher than the national average. There were 61.2 reported property crimes in Olympia per 100,000 people compared to the US average of 35.4. Although Olympia does not have an extreme amount of crime, it is still important for citizens and visitors to take precautions and be aware of their surroundings when out in public.

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

Olympia violent crime is 20.4. (The US average is 22.7)
Olympia property crime is 61.2. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Olympia, WA Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000362.24.9110.1124.8122.46681.51081.85093.1506.6
2001273.2055.681136.67040.811535251.1636.7
2002329057.1114.2157.66046.8998.34580.2468.3
2003329.8086.472.8170.64978.7689.23921.1368.5
2004332.713.578.758.5182.16031.7982.44608.6440.6
2005258053.858.3145.85718.21047.64147.9522.7
2006332.1062.484.71854789.2628.53701.6459.1
2007262.5062.360.1140.24501658.63321.8520.6
2008329.76.653.192.91774850.7809.93708.9331.9
2009267.52.265.852.6146.94637.9837.73412.1388.1
2010324.208062.7181.65537.8918.64294.9324.2
2011266.903665.7165.24185.8724.53251.6209.7
2012314.310.594.377.51324368.4980.53151.1236.8
2013272.7037.579.1156.13723.5795.12672.4256
201440603996.4270.74450.1799.83340.6309.7
2015407052.192.2262.74629.68143392.5423.1
2016392.4041.292.22594887741.63706439.5
20174931.980.9129281.24181.2714.53073.8392.9
2018470.31.972.695.6300.13861.4611.72815.8433.9
2019476.73.846.9131.4294.63479.3457.92644.2377.2

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City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Tumwater, WA302.12,681.317,84442019
Lacey, WA202.62,771.343,54052019
DuPont, WA206.81,271.77,407132019
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Yelm, WA328.54,024.27,033142019
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City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Lacey, WA202.62,771.343,54052019
Lakewood, WA756.83,769.159,057192019
Federal Way, WA336.64,247.984,775322019
Auburn, WA437.04,047.071,281372018
Burien, WA343.63,329.034,310392019

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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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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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