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The Opelika crime rate is much higher than the Alabama average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #277

Opelika, AL	3,254.31
Alabama	1,941.17
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Opelika, AL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Opelika, AL	Count	1	11	34	142	289	1,245	88	NA
	Opelika, AL	Per 100,000	3.4	37.7	116.4	486.3	989.7	4,263.6	301.4	NA	2,612
	Alabama	Per 100,000	5.7	29.6	96.9	283.4	819.0	2,149.5	209.1	NA	1,714
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Opelika, AL	Count	3	13	37	112	309	1,146	54	NA
	Opelika, AL	Per 100,000	10.6	45.9	130.7	395.7	1,091.8	4,049.2	190.8	NA	2,634
	Alabama	Per 100,000	7.2	29.5	96.2	285.2	877.8	2,254.8	218.7	NA	1,797
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Opelika, AL	Count	5	11	43	148	428	1,204	49	NA
	Opelika, AL	Per 100,000	18.4	40.4	158.1	544.1	1,573.5	4,426.3	180.1	NA	3,243
	Alabama	Per 100,000	7.1	26.9	104.1	311.8	984.7	2,312.8	204.8	NA	1,882
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Opelika, AL	Count	2	17	41	55	406	1,597	33	0
	Opelika, AL	Per 100,000	7.5	63.9	154.1	206.7	1,526.1	6,002.9	124.0	0.0	3,196
	Alabama	Per 100,000	6.3	28.5	102.2	283.0	1,064.3	2,319.7	222.0	NA	1,896
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Opelika, AL	Count	2	17	31	106	430	1,044	18	NA
	Opelika, AL	Per 100,000	6.9	59.0	107.6	367.9	1,492.3	3,623.1	62.5	NA	2,611
	Alabama	Per 100,000	5.7	28.2	99.6	244.2	879.4	2,415.6	221.8	NA	1,775
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Opelika, AL	Count	3	22	83	NA	389	1,213	NA	NA
	Opelika, AL	Per 100,000	11.1	81.2	306.4	NA	1,436.1	4,478.2	NA	NA	2,869
	Alabama	Per 100,000	6.9	31.9	132.9	278.1	1,037.2	2,499.9	235.3	NA	2,001
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Opelika, AL	Count	1	28	100	197	456	1,098	28	NA
	Opelika, AL	Per 100,000	3.8	107.6	384.4	757.3	1,752.8	4,220.6	107.6	NA	3,915
	Alabama	Per 100,000	7.6	34.7	157.6	253.0	1,081.3	2,713.0	288.7	NA	2,140
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Opelika, AL	Count	5	36	62	205	284	1,224	43	NA
	Opelika, AL	Per 100,000	20.3	146.3	252.0	833.3	1,154.5	4,975.6	174.8	NA	4,157
	Alabama	Per 100,000	8.9	33.4	159.9	245.8	979.5	2,684.6	307.5	NA	2,101
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2005	Opelika, AL	Count	5	17	41	209	319	1,347	61	NA
	Opelika, AL	Per 100,000	21.2	72.0	173.5	884.6	1,350.2	5,701.3	258.2	NA	4,052
	Alabama	Per 100,000	8.2	34.3	141.4	247.8	953.8	2,650.0	288.3	NA	2,038
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Opelika, AL		-0.33
Alabama		11.89
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Opelika, AL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2009	Opelika, AL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Opelika, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Alabama	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Opelika, AL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Opelika, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Alabama	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Opelika, AL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Opelika, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Alabama	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Opelika, AL	3.21
Alabama	2.91
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Opelika, AL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Opelika, AL	Count	106	86	20
	Opelika, AL	Per 100,000	363.0	294.5	68.5	3.29
	Alabama	Per 100,000	337.1	226.5	110.6	2.82
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Opelika, AL	Count	103	83	20
	Opelika, AL	Per 100,000	363.9	293.3	70.7	3.29
	Alabama	Per 100,000	333.0	223.0	110.0	2.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Opelika, AL	Count	104	84	20
	Opelika, AL	Per 100,000	382.3	308.8	73.5	3.46
	Alabama	Per 100,000	335.9	227.6	108.4	2.82
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Opelika, AL	Count	103	82	21
	Opelika, AL	Per 100,000	387.2	308.2	78.9	3.48
	Alabama	Per 100,000	362.6	241.4	121.2	3.02
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Opelika, AL	Count	103	82	21
	Opelika, AL	Per 100,000	357.5	284.6	72.9	3.21
	Alabama	Per 100,000	349.5	235.7	113.8	2.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Opelika, AL	Count	98	78	20
	Opelika, AL	Per 100,000	361.8	288.0	73.8	3.25
	Alabama	Per 100,000	368.8	245.1	123.6	3.07
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Opelika, AL	Count	96	75	21
	Opelika, AL	Per 100,000	369.0	288.3	80.7	3.29
	Alabama	Per 100,000	364.4	242.8	121.6	3.04
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Opelika, AL	Count	94	73	21
	Opelika, AL	Per 100,000	382.1	296.7	85.4	3.39
	Alabama	Per 100,000	360.6	235.4	125.2	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Opelika, AL	Count	107	84	23