Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2019
Opa Locka, FL Crime Grade
How Opa Locka grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Florida — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
10/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2019, the violent crime rate in Opa Locka, FL was 1957.5 per 100,000 residents (323 incidents over a population of 16,501). That puts Opa Locka 414% above the U.S. rate of 380.9 and 418% above the Florida statewide rate of 377.9.
That ranks Opa Locka #3,768 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 0% of them, and #163 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is down 17% year over year and down 17% over the last five years.
Opa Locka, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Florida Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 1957.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,768 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #163 of 163
- Safer than
- 0% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 17%
- 5-year change
- down 17%
- Population
- 16,501
- Reporting agency
- Opa Locka Police Department
- Data year
- 2019 · FBI UCR
Reported by Opa Locka Police Department (FBI ORI FL0131200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Opa Locka, FL
Also known as
- Apalocka
- Opalocka
History
The community takes its name from the beginning and ending of the word Opatishawockalocka, the Seminole word for hammock.
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Opa Locka (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Opa Locka vs. U.S., 2019 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 2355.7(395) | 2221.6(374) | 1949.8(325) | 2346.5(391) | 1957.5(323) |
| Murder | 35.8(6) | 29.7(5) | 24.0(4) | 48.0(8) | 66.7(11) |
| Rape | 29.8(5) | 35.6(6) | 54.0(9) | 42.0(7) | 60.6(10) |
| Robbery | 626.2(105) | 481.1(81) | 522.0(87) | 528.1(88) | 406.0(67) |
| Aggravated assault | 1663.9(279) | 1675.1(282) | 1349.9(225) | 1728.4(288) | 1424.2(235) |
| Property crime | 6094.9(1,022) | 6439.0(1,084) | 5699.5(950) | 5281.2(880) | 6163.3(1,017) |
| Burglary | 1598.3(268) | 1241.5(209) | 971.9(162) | 1014.2(169) | 1139.3(188) |
| Larceny | 3870.5(649) | 4282.7(721) | 3953.7(659) | 3444.8(574) | 4314.9(712) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 620.2(104) | 902.9(152) | 737.9(123) | 822.2(137) | 684.8(113) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Opa Locka, FL Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Opa Locka Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Opa Locka calculated?
- Opa Locka's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Florida state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Florida cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Opa Locka Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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