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Louisiana
Opelousas
Opelousas crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 18 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Opelousas for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.
The city violent crime rate for Opelousas in 2025 was higher than the
national violent crime rate
average by 326.44% and the city property crime rate in Opelousas was higher than the
national property crime rate
average by 200.39%.
In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Opelousas was higher than the
violent crime rate in Louisiana
by 171.23% and the city property crime rate in Opelousas was higher than the
property crime rate in Louisiana
by 134.47%.
Property and Violent Crime
Opelousas Crime Statistics
Summary Report
2025 Crime (Actual Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
184
Arson
5
Burglary
110
Larceny and Theft
551
Motor Vehicle Theft
32
Murder and Manslaughter
6
Rape
10
Robbery
10
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
819
Property Crime
693
Violent Crime
210
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
221
Arson
3
Burglary
44
Larceny and Theft
525
Motor Vehicle Theft
66
Murder and Manslaughter
8
Rape
6
Robbery
5
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
761
Property Crime
635
Violent Crime
241
Property and Violent Crime Totals
Actual versus Projected Crime Totals
City versus State versus National Crime Comparison
* The source of
actual
data on this Opelousas, Louisiana 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 Opelousas crime report data for 2026 was projected from 18 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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