Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Helena, AL Crime Grade
How Helena grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Alabama — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
3/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Alabama
1/10
vs. Alabama cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Helena, AL was 71.2 per 100,000 residents (16 incidents over a population of 22,486). That puts Helena 78% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 80% below the Alabama statewide rate of 350.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Helena (red), Alabama (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Helena vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 48.2(10) | 108.9(24) | 44.9(10) | 75.7(17) | 71.2(16) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 9.1(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 19.3(4) | 22.7(5) | 18.0(4) | 8.9(2) | 17.8(4) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 4.5(1) | 0.0(0) | 4.4(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 28.9(6) | 77.1(17) | 22.4(5) | 66.8(15) | 48.9(11) |
| Property crime | 318.0(66) | 562.7(124) | 556.5(124) | 462.8(104) | 338.0(76) |
| Burglary | 33.7(7) | 72.6(16) | 71.8(16) | 53.4(12) | 26.7(6) |
| Larceny | 274.6(57) | 426.6(94) | 439.8(98) | 342.7(77) | 271.3(61) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 9.6(2) | 63.5(14) | 35.9(8) | 53.4(12) | 40.0(9) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Helena's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Alabama cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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