Opelousas, LA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Opelousas, LA Summary

Crime in Opelousas research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Opelousas over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Opelousas:

  • There were 1,292 total crimes committed in Opelousas the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 8,364.1 total crimes per 100K people in Opelousas.
  • The overall crime rate in Opelousas is 259.87% above the national average.
  • Opelousas ranks #109 safest out of 110 cities in Louisiana.
  • Opelousas ranks #9,778 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Opelousas Vs Louisiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Opelousas is 8,364.1 per 100,000 people. That's 259.87% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 137.36% higher than the Louisiana total crime rate of 3,523.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Opelousas
/ 100k People
Louisiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,292 8,364.1 3,523.8 2,324.2
Murder 11 71.2 15.8 6.3
Robbery 26 168.3 80.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 294 1,903.3 497.0 268.2
Violent Crime 337 2,181.7 639.4 369.8
Burglary 256 1,657.3 510.1 269.8
Larceny 592 3,832.5 2,107.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 107 692.7 266.9 282.7
Property Crime 955 6,182.4 2,884.4 1,954.4

Opelousas Crime Compared To Louisiana Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Louisiana.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Opelousas

337
Violent Crimes
2,181.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
489.95%
Above The National Average
  • There were 337 violent crimes in Opelousas in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Opelousas is 2,181.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Opelousas each year. That compares to a 1 in 156.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 489.95% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 241.18% higher than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 639.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Opelousas

955
Property Crimes
6,182.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
216.33%
Above The National Average
  • There were 955 property crimes in Opelousas in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Opelousas is 6,182.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 16.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Opelousas each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 216.33% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 114.34% higher than the Louisiana property crime rate of 2,884.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Opelousas

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lafayette, LA 121,546 5,915 4,866.5 4,387.6 478.8
Crowley, LA 12,621 664 5,261.1 3,811.1 1,450.0
Abbeville, LA 10,968 319 2,908.5 2,133.5 775.0
Eunice, LA 9,939 560 5,634.4 5,040.7 593.6
Jennings, LA 9,664 375 3,880.4 3,218.1 662.3
Breaux Bridge, LA 8,149 396 4,859.5 4,049.6 809.9
Ville Platte, LA 7,029 384 5,463.1 5,320.8 142.3
Church Point, LA 4,344 32 736.6 598.5 138.1
Arnaudville, LA 1,040 7 673.1 480.8 192.3

Opelousas SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
1
Amenities
8.5
Education
4
Commute
8
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