Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Opelousas, LA Crime Grade
How Opelousas grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Louisiana — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Louisiana
10/10
vs. Louisiana cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Opelousas, LA was 1397.1 per 100,000 residents (210 incidents over a population of 15,031). That puts Opelousas 330% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 200% above the Louisiana statewide rate of 466.0.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Opelousas (red), Louisiana (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Opelousas vs. U.S., 2025 — 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 1882.6(291) | 2181.7(337) | 1686.4(259) | 1369.3(209) | 1397.1(210) |
| Murder | 32.3(5) | 71.2(11) | 52.1(8) | 39.3(6) | 39.9(6) |
| Rape | 32.3(5) | 38.8(6) | 58.6(9) | 45.9(7) | 66.5(10) |
| Robbery | 110.0(17) | 168.3(26) | 136.7(21) | 104.8(16) | 66.5(10) |
| Aggravated assault | 1708.0(264) | 1903.3(294) | 1439.0(221) | 1179.3(180) | 1224.1(184) |
| Property crime | 6573.1(1,016) | 6214.8(960) | 5775.5(887) | 5044.9(770) | 4643.7(698) |
| Burglary | 1526.8(236) | 1657.3(256) | 826.9(127) | 786.2(120) | 731.8(110) |
| Larceny | 4554.6(704) | 3826.0(591) | 4388.6(674) | 3904.9(596) | 3665.8(551) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 465.8(72) | 692.7(107) | 546.9(84) | 327.6(50) | 212.9(32) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Opelousas's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Louisiana cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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