Helena, AL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Helena, AL Summary

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

  • There were 114 total crimes committed in Helena in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 507.3 total crimes per 100K people in Helena.
  • The overall crime rate in Helena is -76.06% below the national average.
  • Helena ranks #37 safest out of 278 cities in Alabama.
  • Helena ranks #2,255 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Helena Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Helena is 507.3 per 100,000 people. That's -76.06% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -73.64% lower than the Alabama total crime rate of 1,924.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Helena
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 114 507.3 1,924.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.7 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 34.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 14 62.3 291.4 256.0
Violent Crime 16 71.2 359.9 359.0
Burglary 12 53.4 243.5 229.0
Larceny 74 329.3 1,148.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 12 53.4 173.0 259.0
Property Crime 98 436.1 1,565.1 1,760.0

Helena Crime Compared To Alabama Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Alabama.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Helena

16
Violent Crimes
71.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-80.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Helena in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Helena is 71.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,404.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Helena each year. That compares to a 1 in 277.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -80.17% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -80.21% lower than the Alabama violent crime rate of 359.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Helena

98
Property Crimes
436.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-75.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 98 property crimes in Helena in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Helena is 436.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 229.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Helena each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -75.22% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -72.13% lower than the Alabama property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Helena

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Birmingham, AL 195,418 10,314 5,277.9 4,031.4 1,246.6
Hoover, AL 92,352 1,233 1,335.1 1,257.1 78.0
Alabaster, AL 34,349 553 1,609.9 1,511.0 99.0
Homewood, AL 27,884 587 2,105.1 1,954.5 150.6
Pelham, AL 25,419 227 893.0 727.8 165.2
Bessemer, AL 24,720 2,192 8,867.3 7,123.8 1,743.5
Calera, AL 18,747 293 1,562.9 1,328.2 234.7
Hueytown, AL 16,013 495 3,091.2 2,579.2 512.1
Pleasant Grove, AL 9,341 95 1,017.0 856.4 160.6
Montevallo, AL 7,877 89 1,129.9 990.2 139.6

Helena SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
4
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