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Opelika Crime Rate Report (Alabama)

Opelika crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 22 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Opelika for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Opelika in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 38.79% and the city property crime rate in Opelika was higher than the national property crime rate average by 29.17%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Opelika was higher than the violent crime rate in Alabama by 30.54% and the city property crime rate in Opelika was higher than the property crime rate in Alabama by 35.62%.

Property and Violent Crime
Opelika Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Opelika Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Opelika Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault119
Arson2
Burglary86
Larceny and Theft575
Motor Vehicle Theft54
Murder and Manslaughter5
Rape25
Robbery15
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,350
Property Crime715
Violent Crime164
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault166
Arson3
Burglary32
Larceny and Theft553
Motor Vehicle Theft65
Murder and Manslaughter4
Rape26
Robbery12
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,285
Property Crime650
Violent Crime208

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Opelika Property Crime

Opelika Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Opelika Crime 2025

Opelika Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Opelika Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Opelika Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Opelika, Alabama crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Opelika crime report data for 2026 was projected from 22 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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