St. Helens, OR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In St. Helens, OR Summary

Crime in St. Helens research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in St. Helens 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 St. Helens:

  • There were 204 total crimes committed in St. Helens the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,421.0 total crimes per 100K people in St. Helens.
  • The overall crime rate in St. Helens is -38.86% below the national average.
  • St. Helens ranks #24 safest out of 103 cities in Oregon.
  • St. Helens ranks #5,089 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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St. Helens Vs Oregon And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in St. Helens is 1,421.0 per 100,000 people. That's -38.86% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -51.84% lower than the Oregon total crime rate of 2,950.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
St. Helens
/ 100k People
Oregon
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 204 1,421.0 2,950.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.9 6.3
Robbery 1 7.0 51.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 36 250.8 200.6 268.2
Violent Crime 40 278.6 291.9 369.8
Burglary 46 320.4 339.2 269.8
Larceny 81 564.2 1,928.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 37 257.7 391.0 282.7
Property Crime 164 1,142.4 2,659.0 1,954.4

St. Helens Crime Compared To Oregon Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In St. Helens

40
Violent Crimes
278.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-24.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in St. Helens in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in St. Helens is 278.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 358.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in St. Helens each year. That compares to a 1 in 342.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -24.65% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -4.54% lower than the Oregon violent crime rate of 291.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In St. Helens

164
Property Crimes
1,142.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-41.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 164 property crimes in St. Helens in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in St. Helens is 1,142.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 87.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in St. Helens each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -41.55% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -57.04% lower than the Oregon property crime rate of 2,659.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around St. Helens

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Vancouver, WA 193,273 12,006 6,211.9 5,576.1 635.9
Battle Ground, WA 21,385 366 1,711.5 1,557.2 154.3
Ridgefield, WA 14,465 180 1,244.4 1,140.7 103.7
Kelso, WA 12,723 646 5,077.4 4,668.7 408.7
Scappoose, OR 8,102 121 1,493.5 1,345.3 148.1
Woodland, WA 6,544 218 3,331.3 3,147.9 183.4
La Center, WA 4,142 67 1,617.6 1,448.6 169.0
Kalama, WA 3,061 84 2,744.2 2,613.5 130.7

St. Helens SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
7
Safety
7
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
4
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