Olympic Hills, Seattle, WA Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Olympic Hills in green. The most dangerous areas in Olympic Hills are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Olympic Hills, Seattle, WA Safe?

The C grade means the rate of theft is slightly higher than the average US neighborhood. Olympic Hills is in the 41st percentile for safety, meaning 59% of neighborhoods are safer and 41% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Olympic Hills's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of theft in Olympic Hills is 16.48 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Olympic Hills generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Olympic Hills may be as high as 1 in 35 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 144 in the northeast part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the theft map, however, because comparing rates for theft or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the southeast parts of Olympic Hills, Seattle, WA: about 46 per year. The north part of Olympic Hills has fewer cases of theft with only 6 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Theft Maps

When looking at the theft map for Olympic Hills, remember that the rate of theft per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the southeast part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the theft rate map do not always indicate danger for Olympic Hills residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Olympic Hills has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Olympic Hills has 1, have the same problem. Of Olympic Hills’s 11,098 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Olympic Hills Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All theft rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Olympic Hills residents in a standard year.

Individual Olympic Hills Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of theft in Olympic Hills is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Olympic Hills.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Cedar Park, Seattle, WA	D	D+	D-	D
Victory Heights, Seattle, WA	D-	C-	F	D-
Meadowbrook, Seattle, WA	D+	C	D	C-
Northgate, Seattle, WA	F	D-	F	D
Haller Lake, Seattle, WA	F	D	F	F
Matthews Beach, Seattle, WA	C+	B	C-	B-
Bitter Lake, Seattle, WA	D	C-	D-	D+
Maple Leaf, Seattle, WA	D+	C+	D-	D
Meridian Park, Shoreline, WA	C	B-	D+	C-
North College Park, Seattle, WA	F	D+	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Olympic Hills is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for theft. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Walker Mill, District Heights, MD	C-	D+	D+	B
Waialae-Kahala, Honolulu, HI	A	A-	A-	A
Cedar Hills-Cedar Mill North, Beaverton, OR	C-	B-	B-	D
Tall Timbers, New Orleans, LA	D+	D	D	D+
Sterling Park, Sterling, VA	A-	A+	A+	B
Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh, PA	A	A	A	A
Como, St. Paul, MN	C+	B	B	B
South Side, Waltham, MA	A-	A	A	B+
Davis Lake-Eastfield, Charlotte, NC	B-	A-	A-	B-

Considering only the theft rate, Olympic Hills is safer than the Washington state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Olympic Hills, Seattle, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 46% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Olympic Hills schools on SchoolGrade

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