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Opelousas, LA Crime and Crime Rate

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The Opelousas crime rate is much higher than the Louisiana average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #135

Opelousas, LA	4,838.61
Louisiana	2,167.16
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.

Opelousas, LA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Opelousas, LA	Count	6	12	50	218	287	845	42	2
	Opelousas, LA	Per 100,000	36.5	72.9	303.9	1,324.8	1,744.2	5,135.2	255.2	12.2	4,976
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	10.3	21.3	122.5	352.4	824.5	2,421.6	212.7	NA	1,921
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Opelousas, LA	Count	2	29	75	193	275	899	41	2
	Opelousas, LA	Per 100,000	12.1	175.5	453.8	1,167.8	1,663.9	5,439.6	248.1	12.1	5,224
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	10.8	26.9	119.9	352.8	890.4	2,493.6	198.0	NA	1,996
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Opelousas, LA	Count	6	15	50	209	334	864	36	3
	Opelousas, LA	Per 100,000	35.8	89.5	298.2	1,246.5	1,992.0	5,153.0	214.7	17.9	5,070
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	10.8	25.2	119.0	342.0	915.7	2,453.7	171.3	NA	1,965
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Opelousas, LA	Count	2	17	48	242	352	970	57	1
	Opelousas, LA	Per 100,000	11.9	101.3	286.0	1,441.7	2,097.0	5,778.6	339.6	6.0	5,219
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	11.2	27.7	114.5	401.9	1,012.5	2,476.6	199.4	NA	2,106
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Opelousas, LA	Count	6	15	41	186	370	931	63	NA
	Opelousas, LA	Per 100,000	25.8	64.5	176.2	799.4	1,590.2	4,001.2	270.8	NA	3,704
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	11.2	27.2	114.9	395.6	1,002.2	2,427.1	218.2	NA	2,090
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Opelousas, LA	3.16
Louisiana	4.54
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.

Opelousas, LA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2012	Opelousas, LA	Count	75	59	16
	Opelousas, LA	Per 100,000	447.3	351.9	95.4	4.00
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	510.6	397.6	113.0	4.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Opelousas, LA	Count	81	64	17
	Opelousas, LA	Per 100,000	482.5	381.3	101.3	4.32
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	513.9	388.6	125.3	4.51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2009	Opelousas, LA	Count	78	62	16
	Opelousas, LA	Per 100,000	335.2	266.5	68.8	3.01
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	557.5	401.9	155.6	4.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Opelousas, LA	Count	76	62	14
	Opelousas, LA	Per 100,000	329.1	268.5	60.6	2.99
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	526.9	403.1	123.8	4.65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Opelousas, LA	Count	65	50	15
	Opelousas, LA	Per 100,000	279.9	215.3	64.6	2.48
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	526.7	379.9	146.8	4.53
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2005	Opelousas, LA	Count	60	54	6