Odessa has a population of 121,194. During the past three years, Odessa saw 15,014 arrests. For 2017, the Odessa's arrest rate totaled 340.86 per 10,000 residents. This increase of 7.68% makes Odessa higher than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 912 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Odessa also totaled 3,219 arrests for property crimes during 2017.
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Overall, Odessa had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Odessa averaged 912 violent crimes and 3,219 non-violent crimes.
The city of Odessa experienced 9,852 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 66 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter. Additionally, 451 was for legacy rape and 56 was for revised rape. The robbery total was 1,353, and the aggravated assault total was 7,926.