Helena, AL Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Helena

The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Helena residents.

 

Helena, AL Map of Drug-Related Crime Rates
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D+

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade
A-
Violent Crime Grade
A+
Property Crime Grade
A-

Which crimes are included?

1 in 211

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Helena is about 1 in 211.

$35

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Helena resident about $35 per year.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Helena in green. The most dangerous areas in Helena are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Helena, AL Safe from Drug-Related Crime?

The D+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is higher than the average US city. Helena is in the 29th percentile for safety, meaning 71% of cities are safer and 29% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Helena's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in Helena is 4.738 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Helena generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Helena may be as high as 1 in 153 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 421 in the west part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the east parts of Helena, AL: about 30 per year. The west part of Helena has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 3 in a typical year.

How Helena's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Helena to the Alabama state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Helena, AL: 4.738
Alabama: 5.616
USA: 3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Helena is safer than the Alabama state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Drug-Related Crime in Helena, AL

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Helena about $1,009,460 in 2025, or roughly $35 per resident. This is part of Helena's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Helena, including every crime type and how Helena compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Map

Remember that drug-related crime rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Helena's crime maps on the Helena overall crime page.

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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of drug-related crime in Helena is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Helena.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Maylene, AL
A-
A
A
C-
Pelham, AL
C
B+
C
D-
Alabaster, AL
C+
B+
B-
D
Hoover, AL
C
B+
C+
D
Ryan, AL
A-
A+
A
D+
Bessemer, AL
D
D-
D
D
Indian Springs Village, AL
C
B
C+
F
Saginaw, AL
C
C+
B+
F
Dargin, AL
C+
C+
A
F
Kimbrell, AL
A-
B+
B+
B+

Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations

Helena is higher versus other cities of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Perkasie, PA
A
A+
A+
A
Mequon, WI
C+
A-
A-
C-
Muskego, WI
A
A
A
B-
Natchitoches, LA
D-
D-
D-
C
New Caney, TX
C+
C-
C-
C+
New Philadelphia, OH
C
B+
B+
B-
Newport, RI
C-
B
B
B+
Norton Shores, MI
C+
D
D
A-
Oakland, CT
C-
A
A
B+
Palatka, FL
B+
C-
C-
A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Helena, AL average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Helena schools on SchoolGrade

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