Helena-West Helena, AR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Helena-West Helena, AR Summary

Crime in Helena-West Helena research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Helena-West Helena over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Helena-West Helena:

  • There were 449 total crimes committed in Helena-West Helena the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,059.7 total crimes per 100K people in Helena-West Helena.
  • The overall crime rate in Helena-West Helena is 117.70% above the national average.
  • Helena-West Helena ranks #190 safest out of 206 cities in Arkansas.
  • Helena-West Helena ranks #9,421 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Helena-West Helena Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Helena-West Helena is 5,059.7 per 100,000 people. That's 117.70% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 54.01% higher than the Arkansas total crime rate of 3,285.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Helena-West Helena
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 449 5,059.7 3,285.3 2,324.2
Murder 5 56.3 10.6 6.3
Robbery 11 124.0 52.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 120 1,352.3 535.8 268.2
Violent Crime 147 1,656.5 671.9 369.8
Burglary 94 1,059.3 523.1 269.8
Larceny 180 2,028.4 1,828.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 28 315.5 261.8 282.7
Property Crime 302 3,403.2 2,613.4 1,954.4

Helena-West Helena Crime Compared To Arkansas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Arkansas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Helena-West Helena

147
Violent Crimes
1,656.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
347.95%
Above The National Average
  • There were 147 violent crimes in Helena-West Helena in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Helena-West Helena is 1,656.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 60.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Helena-West Helena each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 347.95% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 146.53% higher than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 671.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Helena-West Helena

302
Property Crimes
3,403.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
74.13%
Above The National Average
  • There were 302 property crimes in Helena-West Helena in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Helena-West Helena is 3,403.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Helena-West Helena each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 74.13% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 30.22% higher than the Arkansas property crime rate of 2,613.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Helena-West Helena

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Southaven, MS 56,092 1,960 3,494.3 3,266.1 228.2
Horn Lake, MS 26,729 600 2,244.8 2,095.1 149.7
West Memphis, AR 23,809 1,759 7,388.0 4,750.3 2,637.7
Hernando, MS 17,622 129 732.0 641.2 90.8
Wynne, AR 8,234 338 4,104.9 3,048.3 1,056.6
Senatobia, MS 8,104 184 2,270.5 1,739.9 530.6
Batesville, MS 7,238 230 3,177.7 2,832.3 345.4

Helena-West Helena SnackAbility

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Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
2/10
Housing
3
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
2
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
10
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