Is Your Neighborhood Safe? US Neighborhood Safety Scores

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Olympia

Columbia · Go, stay aware

Old Olympia Mill, Heyward Street, Columbia, SC — w_lemay (Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0)

71out of 100

Go, stay aware

Overall safety score

“Go. Olympia is a historic former mill village adjacent to the University of South Carolina that is generally welcoming and active with students, young professionals, and longtime residents. Standard personal safety precautions are sufficient, though visitors should remain mindful of opportunistic property crimes like vehicle break-ins common in college-adjacent areas.”
— Gogo, on Olympia

Walk score

52/100

Bike score

64/100

Recent local news: Local community updates focus primarily on riverfront greenway enhancements and ongoing residential infill alongside routine student-area property crime alerts.

About the area

Historic / Mill VillageStudent-HeavyRiverfront AdjacentDeveloping Hub

Olympia is an energetic, historic neighborhood south of downtown Columbia characterized by preserved textile mill worker cottages and repurposed industrial mill lofts. It sits along the Congaree River corridor and features a mix of student life, river access, and community sports facilities.

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Scores are safety-driven: recent crime levels and local news, plus Census data on income and poverty, housing, education and household make-up, and access to vehicles, internet and health coverage. Walk and bike scores are shown separately and do not affect the safety score. A guide, not a guarantee. Neighborhood outlines come from official city and US Census boundary data.

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