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The Olympia crime rate is higher than the Washington average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #151

Olympia, WA	2,064.44
Washington	1,855.30
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Olympia, WA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Olympia, WA	Count	0	19	47	132	390	1,629	151	10
	Olympia, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	39.0	96.4	270.7	799.8	3,340.6	309.7	20.5	2,001
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.5	30.7	79.9	164.7	783.0	2,489.1	434.0	NA	1,706
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Olympia, WA	Count	0	18	38	75	382	1,284	123	9
	Olympia, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	37.5	79.1	156.1	795.1	2,672.4	256.0	18.7	1,657
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.3	25.8	83.5	166.4	837.0	2,465.9	407.4	NA	1,694
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Olympia, WA	Count	5	45	37	63	468	1,504	113	2
	Olympia, WA	Per 100,000	10.5	94.3	77.5	132.0	980.5	3,151.1	236.8	4.2	2,273
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	31.8	83.3	177.5	880.5	2,395.3	382.8	NA	1,737
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Olympia, WA	Count	0	17	31	78	342	1,535	99	6
	Olympia, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	36.0	65.7	165.2	724.5	3,251.6	209.7	12.7	1,724
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.4	33.5	82.5	176.1	827.7	2,383.3	363.6	NA	1,695
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Olympia, WA	Count	0	37	29	84	425	1,987	150	5
	Olympia, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	80.0	62.7	181.6	918.6	4,294.9	324.2	10.8	2,371
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.3	38.1	88.2	185.3	820.3	2,503.7	382.6	NA	1,769
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Olympia, WA	Count	1	30	24	67	382	1,556	177	10
	Olympia, WA	Per 100,000	2.2	65.8	52.6	146.9	837.7	3,412.1	388.1	21.9	2,055
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.7	38.1	100.5	189.7	792.2	2,519.4	355.3	NA	1,775
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Olympia, WA	Count	3	24	42	80	366	1,676	150	8
	Olympia, WA	Per 100,000	6.6	53.1	92.9	177.0	809.9	3,708.9	331.9	17.7	2,181
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.9	40.1	96.9	191.2	801.3	2,524.6	432.6	NA	1,829
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Olympia, WA	Count	0	28	27	63	296	1,493	234	12
	Olympia, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	62.3	60.1	140.2	658.6	3,321.8	520.6	26.7	1,963
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.7	40.6	93.6	196.2	814.8	2,634.4	581.6	NA	1,937
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Olympia, WA	Count	0	28	38	83	282	1,661	206	9
	Olympia, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	62.4	84.7	185.0	628.5	3,701.6	459.1	20.1	2,094
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	42.9	100.1	199.8	911.6	2,850.7	717.6	NA	2,137
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Olympia, WA	Count	0	24	26	65	467	1,849	233	4
	Olympia, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	53.8	58.3	145.8	1,047.6	4,147.9	522.7	9.0	2,325
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.3	44.7	92.1	205.8	959.7	3,149.5	783.9	NA	2,275
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Olympia, WA	28.33
Washington	34.56
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Olympia, WA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Olympia, WA	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Olympia, WA	Per 100,000	4.1	2.1	0.0	0.0	2.1	0.0	41
	Washington	Per 100,000	4.2	2.5	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.0	42
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Olympia, WA	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Olympia, WA	Per 100,000	2.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	0.0	20
	Washington	Per 100,000	4.1	2.3	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.1	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Olympia, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Olympia, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.9	2.0	0.7	0.8	0.4	0.0	39
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Olympia, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Olympia, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.1	1.4	0.5	0.8	0.5	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Olympia, WA	Count	4	3	1	0	0	0
	Olympia, WA	Per 100,000	8.6	6.5	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	86
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.5	1.9	0.5	0.4	0.6	0.0	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Olympia, WA	Count	2	0	0	2	0	0
	Olympia, WA	Per 100,000	4.4	0.0	0.0	4.4	0.0	0.0	43
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.1	1.8	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Olympia, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Olympia, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.7	1.9	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.0	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Olympia, WA	Count	2	0	0	0	2	0
	Olympia, WA	Per 100,000	4.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.4	0.0	44
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.0	30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Olympia, WA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Olympia, WA	Per 100,000	2.2	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	22
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.8	1.4	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Olympia, WA	1.53
Washington	1.87
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Olympia, WA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Olympia, WA	Count	96	68	28
	Olympia, WA	Per 100,000	196.9	139.4	57.4	1.68
	Washington	Per 100,000	207.0	146.5	60.5	1.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Olympia, WA	Count	85	59	26
	Olympia, WA	Per 100,000	176.9	122.8	54.1	1.50
	Washington	Per 100,000	210.1	148.7	61.4	1.79
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Olympia, WA	Count	84	56	28
	Olympia, WA	Per 100,000	176.0	117.3	58.7	1.47
	Washington	Per 100,000	206.6	147.2	59.4	1.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Olympia, WA	Count	89	62	27
	Olympia, WA	Per 100,000	188.5	131.3	57.2	1.60
	Washington	Per 100,000	210.1	150.7	59.4	1.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Olympia, WA	Count	89	62	27
	Olympia, WA	Per 100,000	192.4	134.0	58.4	1.63
	Washington	Per 100,000	217.0	155.1	61.9	1.86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Olympia, WA	Count	91	65	26
	Olympia, WA	Per 100,000	199.5	142.5	57.0	1.71
	Washington	Per 100,000	223.7	159.5	64.3	1.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Olympia, WA	Count	94	66	28
	Olympia, WA	Per 100,000	208.0	146.1	62.0	1.77
	Washington	Per 100,000	229.1	162.2	66.9	1.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Olympia, WA	Count	97	69	28
	Olympia, WA	Per 100,000	215.8	153.5	62.3	1.85
	Washington	Per 100,000	226.6	160.5	66.1	1.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Olympia, WA	Count	96	68	28
2005	Olympia, WA	Count	96	68	28