Olympia is the capital of Washington, a city of 142,500 in Thurston County · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Olympia?
Olympia earns an A- for property crime, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 55% of Americans live. Theft makes up 52% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A-, and vehicle theft grades A.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 795 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
45% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Olympia as a whole, and 55% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Olympia scores 795.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Olympia, WA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Olympia, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Olympia
Car thefts run high in Downtown Olympia, Eastside & South Capitol. In this part of central Olympia, they run at more than triple the rate in the rest of Olympia.
Burglaries run high for a city with an A for property crime. Olympia has 3.1 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of a US city graded A for property crime, the figure is 1.2.
Thefts from cars happen in parking lots and garages far more often than nationally. In Olympia, 58% of reported thefts from cars happen in parking lots and garages, against 31% nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Olympia
Most of Olympia grades well for property crime: 90% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Property crime grades across Olympia run from A+ to D+.
90%10%
A or B 90%C 10%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Goldcrest, Walnut Park & The Woods, northwestCar thefts run at less than half the rate in the rest of Olympia.A872
2Cain Road, southCar thefts run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Olympia.A-845
3North East, northCar thefts run about 20% lower here than in the rest of Olympia.A-841
4South Westside, westCar thefts run at more than double the rate in the rest of Olympia.B652
5Downtown Olympia, Eastside & South Capitol, centralBurglaries run at more than double the rate in the rest of Olympia.B-541
Neighborhood areas of Olympia, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Property crime rates and types in Olympia
CrimeGrade™ estimates Olympia has about 23 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about the same as the US as a whole and 32% less than Washington.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Olympia, about 52% of the total, followed by vandalism and burglary.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Olympia
Olympia has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Olympia, 38% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often in parking lots and garages: 47% of them, against 23% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Stores and businesses (48%)
Night (midnight to 6 am)
Car theft
Parking lots and garages (47%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (58%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Stores and businesses (30%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Olympia and nearby cities
Olympia has more property crime than 6 of its 7 nearest cities. Littlerock and Longbranch have the least property crime nearby.
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, one sets Olympia apart: it has a Walk Grade of D- (11 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft; here theft sits near the national middle.
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.58% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 84% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.7.9 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 74% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 87% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (11 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 72% of US city residents
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.4% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 68% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.10% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 62% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.0 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 61% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Olympia on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Olympia
Property crime costs Olympia about $23 million a year, or $165 per resident and about $421 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$4.0 million
$28
Theft
$8.8 million
$62
Vehicle theft
$4.3 million
$30
Arson
$260,000
$2
Vandalism
$6.1 million
$43
Total
$23 million
$165
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
