St. Helena Parish, LA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$7.04 million

Cost of Crime™ for St. Helena Parish, LA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,627 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of St. Helena Parish 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 F grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in St. Helena Parish against the average US county, where the rate is much higher than the norm. St. Helena Parish sits in the 7th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 7% of counties and behind 93%. The grade covers only St. Helena Parish's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in St. Helena Parish is 8.161 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 90 in the north areas to 1 in 206 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of St. Helena Parish, LA report the most violent crime, about 22 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in St. Helena Parish, LA

The tangible cost of violent crime in St. Helena Parish is projected at $7,042,394 for 2025, about $606 per resident and $1,627 per household. That equals 2.5% 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): 38.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 49.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.3%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in St. Helena Parish Compared to Other Counties?

St. Helena Parish, LA:	$606
Orleans Parish, LA:	$783
Jefferson Parish, LA:	$211
Louisiana:	$470
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $606 per resident each year in St. Helena Parish, which is $348 more than the national average and $136 more than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to St. Helena Parish:

In Orleans Parish, LA, crime costs $783 per person, which is $177 more than in St. Helena Parish.
In Jefferson Parish, LA, crime costs $211 per person, which is $395 less than in St. Helena Parish

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to St. Helena Parish	Cost per St. Helena Parish Resident
Murder	$4.15 million	$357
Rape/Sexual Assault	$393,710	$34
Robbery	$247,088	$21
Assault	$2.25 million	$193
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$7,042,394	$606

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in St. Helena Parish, LA

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 St. Helena Parish totals $30,042,986 ($2,585 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $37,085,379 ($3,190 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in St. Helena Parish, LA, 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 north part of the county 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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St. Helena Parish Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	6.736
Robbery	0.6758
Rape	0.5586
Murder	0.1901
Total Violent Crime	8.161 (F)

Individual St. Helena Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in St. Helena Parish is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to St. Helena Parish.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Tangipahoa Parish, LA	B-	D+	C+
Livingston Parish, LA	B	C	B-
East Feliciana Parish, LA	C+	D-	C
Amite County, MS	A+	A+	A+
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	D	D-	D
Pike County, MS	A	A+	A
Ascension Parish, LA	B+	B-	B
Wilkinson County, MS	C+	A	C
Washington Parish, LA	C	D	C-
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	C+	C	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

St. Helena Parish is higher versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Fleming County, KY	B-	A	A
Faribault County, MN	C+	C+	C+
Faulk County, SD	C-	D-	D-
Fayette County, AL	D+	D	D
Fayette County, IA	B-	C	C
Fentress County, TN	D+	D+	D+
Fergus County, MT	C	C	C
Ferry County, WA	D+	D+	D+
Fillmore County, NE	B	B	B
Fisher County, TX	D-	D-	D-

Considering only the violent crime rate, St. Helena Parish is less safe than the Louisiana state average and less safe than the national average.

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