Opelika, AL Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in Opelika in green. The most dangerous areas in Opelika are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Opelika, AL Safe from Robbery?

The A- grade means the rate of robbery is lower than the average US city. Opelika is in the 84th percentile for safety, meaning 16% of cities are safer and 84% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Opelika's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of robbery in Opelika is 0.2444 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Opelika generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Opelika may be as high as 1 in 2,985 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 6,232 in the south part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the west parts of Opelika, AL: about 2 per year. The south part of Opelika has fewer cases of robbery with only 1 in a typical year.

How Opelika's Robbery Rate Compares

The chart below compares the robbery rate in Opelika to the Alabama state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the robbery rate, Opelika is safer than the Alabama state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Robbery in Opelika, AL

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Opelika about $368,677 in 2025, or roughly $8 per resident. This is part of Opelika's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Opelika, including every crime type and how Opelika compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Robbery Map

Remember that robbery rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Opelika's crime maps on the Opelika overall crime page.

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Individual Opelika Crime Maps & Stats

Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of robbery in Opelika is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Opelika.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Pepperell, AL	B+	B	A-	A+
Roanoke Junction, AL	B+	A-	A-	A+
Auburn, AL	C	C+	C+	A-
Mount Jefferson, AL	B	D+	B-	A
Farmville, AL	B+	A+	B+	A
Oak Bowery, AL	C-	B+	C-	A-
Tillery Crossroads, AL	B-	C+	B	B+
Waverly, AL	A-	A	A-	A-
Cusseta, AL	C+	C-	B	C+
Salem, AL	B	C-	B+	A

Robbery in City with Similar Populations

Opelika is lower versus other cities of the same size for robbery. The table below compares robbery in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Attleboro, MA	B+	B-	B-	A-
Austell, GA	D-	D-	D-	C
Bountiful, UT	D	C	C	A
Columbus, MS	B	A	A	A+
Brighton, MI	A	B+	B+	A
Brunswick, GA	C	D+	D+	B-
Brunswick, OH	A-	A	A	A-
Butler, PA	B-	B	B	D+
Cape Girardeau, MO	D	D-	D-	C+
Casselberry, FL	A-	B	B	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Opelika, AL average SchoolGrade of C-, with 31% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Opelika schools on SchoolGrade

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