Is Helena-West Helena, Arkansas a safe place to live?

Dwellics analytics team assigned the score 69.5 to Helena-West Helena, Arkansas (with 100 being the best). This score helps find the safest places to live in America. When determining if Helena-West Helena, Arkansas is a safe place to live, we analyze factors including air quality, water quality, crime rates, natural disaster frequency, substance abuse rates, cancer instances, and more.

Crime rates in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas

Crime rates

high

Arson crimes

high

Vandalism

moderate

In Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, violent crime rates are considered to be highAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States according to our research. Arson crimes are highAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest and property crimes, including vandalism rank moderateAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest.

Environmental Hazards

Cancer
instances

low

Substance
abuse

high

In Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, cancer instances are considered to be lowAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States according to our research. Substance abuse in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas is highAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States according to our research.

Natural Disasters

Earthquakes

in Helena-West Helena are unlikely

Severe Storms

in Helena-West Helena are high risk

Volcanos

in Helena-West Helena are unlikely

Hurracanes

in Helena-West Helena are unlikely

Tornados

in Helena-West Helena are possible

Wildfires

in Helena-West Helena are very low

Smoking Laws

Smoking is Prohibited both in Helena-West Helena. Smoking inside of workplaces in Helena-West Helena is prohibited. The use of e-cigarettes is not banned. In Helena-West Helena, Arkansas medical marijuana use, but not recreational, is legal.

Air and Water Quality

Air quality

84% of the time

Water quality

100% of the time

Helena-West Helena, Arkansas has good air quality 84.0% of the time or 306 days per year. The water quality index calculated by Dwellics team in Helena-West Helena is 100 out of 100 (100 being the best) based on the number of acute health-based violations for every water utility in the last 5 years.