Helena Valley Southeast, MT Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	C+

Which crimes are included?

$2.19 million

Cost of Crime™ for Helena Valley Southeast, MT

In 2025, violent crime will cost $615 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Helena Valley Southeast with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Helena Valley Southeast against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. Helena Valley Southeast sits in the 23rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 23% of cities and behind 77%. The grade covers only Helena Valley Southeast's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Helena Valley Southeast is 4.601 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 78 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 385 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Helena Valley Southeast, MT report the most violent crime, about 11 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Helena Valley Southeast, MT

The tangible cost of violent crime in Helena Valley Southeast is projected at $2,185,887 for 2025, about $232 per resident and $615 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 45.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.3%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Helena Valley Southeast Compared to Other Cities?

Helena Valley Southeast, MT:	$232
Wolf Point, MT:	$663
Columbia Falls, MT:	$123
Montana:	$267
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $232 per resident each year in Helena Valley Southeast, which is $26 less than the national average and $35 less than Montana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Helena Valley Southeast:

In Wolf Point, MT, crime costs $663 per person, which is $431 more than in Helena Valley Southeast.
In Columbia Falls, MT, crime costs $123 per person, which is $109 less than in Helena Valley Southeast

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Helena Valley Southeast, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Helena Valley Southeast	Cost per Helena Valley Southeast Resident
Murder	$644,318	$68
Rape/Sexual Assault	$576,109	$61
Robbery	$41,951	$4
Assault	$923,509	$98
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$2,185,887	$232

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Helena Valley Southeast, MT

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Helena Valley Southeast totals $7,284,773 ($773 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $9,470,660 ($1,006 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Helena Valley Southeast, MT, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the central part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Helena Valley Southeast Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Helena Valley Southeast residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.414
Robbery	0.1416
Rape	1.009
Murder	0.0364
Total Violent Crime	4.601 (D)

Individual Helena Valley Southeast Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Helena Valley Southeast is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Helena Valley Southeast.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
East Helena, MT	C+	C	C+
Helena, MT	D+	D+	D+
Helena Valley Northeast, MT	B	D+	B-
Montana City, MT	B+	B+	B
Helena Valley West Central, MT	B+	C+	B+
Helena West Side, MT	B-	C+	B-
Clancy, MT	B+	B+	B
Fort Harrison, MT	B+	B+	B
Helena Valley Northwest, MT	C+	C	C-
Winston, MT	B+	C+	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Helena Valley Southeast is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Richmond, MO	C-	C-	C-
Princeton, NC	C+	C+	C+
Raritan, NJ	B	A	A
Rawlins, WY	C-	C+	C+
Rayville, LA	D	F	F
Reading, OH	D	C	C
Reeds Spring, MO	C	C-	C-
Reidsville, GA	D+	D+	D+
Rensselaer, IN	B-	B	B
Rhinebeck, NY	B	C	C

Considering only the violent crime rate, Helena Valley Southeast is as safe as the Montana state average and less safe than the national average.

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