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Opelousas Crime Rate Report (Louisiana)

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

Opelousas Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault184
Arson5
Burglary110
Larceny and Theft551
Motor Vehicle Theft32
Murder and Manslaughter6
Rape10
Robbery10
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)819
Property Crime693
Violent Crime210
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault221
Arson3
Burglary44
Larceny and Theft525
Motor Vehicle Theft66
Murder and Manslaughter8
Rape6
Robbery5
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)761
Property Crime635
Violent Crime241

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Opelousas Property Crime

Opelousas Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Opelousas Crime 2025

Opelousas Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Opelousas Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Opelousas Violent Crime vs. State and National 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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