The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Olathe, KS
Olathe is the fourth-largest city in Kansas, with 157,900 residents in Johnson County, about 19 miles southwest of downtown Kansas City · Updated November 2026
Is Olathe, KS safe?
Yes, crime in Olathe is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Olathe sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 58% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Olathe run from A+ to B-, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 873 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
58% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Olathe as a whole, and 42% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Olathe scores 873.
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 crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Olathe, KS at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Olathe, 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 in Olathe
Aggravated assaults run high in Holly Green & Ridgeview Terrace. In this part of central Olathe, they run at more than double the rate in the rest of Olathe.
Burglary runs low. Olathe has 0.67 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents, a small fraction of the US rate of 2.4.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Olathe
Every part of Olathe where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Olathe run from A+ to B-; 77% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Arrowhead East & Arbor Creek Village, southeastAggravated assaults run at less than half the rate in the rest of Olathe.A+930
2Estates of Forest View, Woods at Southglen & Hunter's Creek Estates, northwestCar thefts run at about half the rate in the rest of Olathe.A923
3Indian Trails Center, Walnut Point & Saddlewood Downs, southAggravated assaults run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Olathe.A905
4Villas of St. Andrews, eastAggravated assaults run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Olathe.A896
5Rolling Ridge South, westAggravated assaults run about 50% higher here than in the rest of Olathe.A-841
6Wyncroft Meadows, northeastCar thefts run at about double the rate in the rest of Olathe.A-825
7Millcreek Woods, northAggravated assaults run about 60% higher here than in the rest of Olathe.A-815
8Holly Green & Ridgeview Terrace, centralCar thefts run at about double the rate in the rest of Olathe.B+748
Neighborhood areas of Olathe, ranked by overall 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.
Crime rates and types in Olathe
CrimeGrade™ estimates Olathe has about 22 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 40% less than the US as a whole and 57% less than Kansas.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Assault is the most common crime in Olathe, about 39% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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 crime happens in Olathe
Olathe has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Olathe, 62% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 44% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (62%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Car theft
Homes (49%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (44%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (56%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (47%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (63%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Olathe compares with nearby cities
Olathe has less crime than 4 of its 7 nearest cities.
Empty homes, parking lots and walkability in Olathe
Two things set Olathe apart: it has 2.6% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 3.0 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places with few empty homes tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, and burglary runs low here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.2.6% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 91% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.0 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 85% 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 and assault. 89% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (13 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 66% of US city residents
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.7.4 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 78% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.6% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 70% of US city residents
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.98% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 58% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Olathe 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 crime costs Olathe
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Olathe about $673 a year per household, 44% less than the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $36 million a year.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost rises to about $104 million a year, or $662 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$3.8 million
$24
Rape
$3.2 million
$20
Robbery
$520,000
$3
Assault
$15 million
$93
Burglary
$960,000
$6
Theft
$6.3 million
$40
Vehicle theft
$2.6 million
$16
Arson
$160,000
$1
Vandalism
$4.0 million
$26
Total
$36 million
$229
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Olathe means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Olathe is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
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.
Schools in Olathe, KS average a SchoolGrade of A: 54% of students test proficient, against 44% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Olathe on SchoolGrade
