East Helena, MT Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In East Helena, MT Summary

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

  • There were 34 total crimes committed in East Helena the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,588.8 total crimes per 100K people in East Helena.
  • The overall crime rate in East Helena is -31.64% below the national average.
  • East Helena ranks #23 safest out of 47 cities in Montana.
  • East Helena ranks #5,563 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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East Helena Vs Montana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in East Helena is 1,588.8 per 100,000 people. That's -31.64% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -38.67% lower than the Montana total crime rate of 2,590.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
East Helena
/ 100k People
Montana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 34 1,588.8 2,590.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 25.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 46.7 383.7 268.2
Violent Crime 1 46.7 469.8 369.8
Burglary 3 140.2 270.1 269.8
Larceny 29 1,355.1 1,603.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 46.7 247.6 282.7
Property Crime 33 1,542.1 2,120.8 1,954.4

East Helena Crime Compared To Montana Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In East Helena

1
Violent Crimes
46.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-87.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in East Helena in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in East Helena is 46.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,140.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in East Helena each year. That compares to a 1 in 212.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -87.36% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -90.05% lower than the Montana violent crime rate of 469.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In East Helena

33
Property Crimes
1,542.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-21.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 33 property crimes in East Helena in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in East Helena is 1,542.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 64.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in East Helena each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -21.10% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -27.29% lower than the Montana property crime rate of 2,120.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around East Helena

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Helena, MT 33,896 1,344 3,965.1 3,209.8 755.3

East Helena SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
6
Education
7
Commute
6
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