Helena-West Helena, AR Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

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 on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Helena-West Helena:

  • There were 426 total crimes committed in Helena-West Helena in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,069.0 total crimes per 100K people in Helena-West Helena.
  • The overall crime rate in Helena-West Helena is 139.19% above the national average.
  • Helena-West Helena ranks #207 safest out of 214 cities in Arkansas.
  • Helena-West Helena ranks #9,578 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-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 5,069.0 per 100,000 people. That's 139.19% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 102.04% higher than the Arkansas total crime rate of 2,508.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Helena-West Helena
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 426 5,069.0 2,508.9 2,119.2
Murder 8 95.2 7.3 5.0
Robbery 4 47.6 38.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 113 1,344.6 463.5 256.0
Violent Crime 137 1,630.2 579.4 359.0
Burglary 110 1,308.9 352.7 229.0
Larceny 143 1,701.6 1,400.0 1,272.0
Car Theft 36 428.4 176.8 259.0
Property Crime 289 3,438.8 1,929.5 1,760.0

Helena-West Helena Crime Compared To Arkansas Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Helena-West Helena

137
Violent Crimes
1,630.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
354.09%
Above The National Average
  • There were 137 violent crimes in Helena-West Helena in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Helena-West Helena is 1,630.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 61.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Helena-West Helena each year. That compares to a 1 in 172.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 354.09% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 181.37% higher than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 579.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Helena-West Helena

289
Property Crimes
3,438.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
95.39%
Above The National Average
  • There were 289 property crimes in Helena-West Helena in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Helena-West Helena is 3,438.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.1 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 95.39% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 78.22% higher than the Arkansas property crime rate of 1,929.5 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 57,537 1,340 2,328.9 2,024.8 304.2
Horn Lake, MS 26,378 398 1,508.8 1,398.9 109.9
West Memphis, AR 23,617 1,554 6,580.0 4,657.7 1,922.3
Hernando, MS 18,579 105 565.2 473.7 91.5
Senatobia, MS 8,263 152 1,839.5 1,609.6 229.9
Wynne, AR 7,919 354 4,470.3 3,447.4 1,022.9
Batesville, MS 7,272 371 5,101.8 4,758.0 343.8

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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