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Olympia score: 36/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Olympia safe? United States travel risk

Is Olympia safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Olympia scores 36/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Olympia scores 36/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Olympia: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).

A score of 36 is higher than the scores of 44% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Found at 47.0417° N, 122.8959° W within Washington, Olympia is situated 3,783.3 km E of Washington at an altitude of 29 m.

Region
Washington
Coordinates
47.0417° N, 122.8959° W
Elevation
29 m
Time Zone
America/Los_Angeles
Population
215,677
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Seattle (77.5 km NNE).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Olympia Regional Airport (OLM) 8.1 km S
Hospital Care Providence St. Peter Hospital 3.8 km ENE
Police Station Olympia Police Department 0.4 km N
Railway Terminal Olympia-Lacey 9.5 km SE

Adjacent Localities in United States

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Wildfires — — — — — — — — 1 — — —

Most wildfire events within 100 km of Olympia happened in September (1 of 1 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the United States entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

DuPont 10
20.1 km ENE
Elk Plain 10
40.1 km E
Tacoma 15
40.3 km NE
Federal Way 10
51.7 km NE
Bremerton 15
57.5 km NNE
Kent 15
64.4 km NE

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