2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Helena, MT vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 27% more violent crime than Helena.
- Santa Cruz has 23% more property crime than Helena.
 Helena, MTSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock38.222.7
 Property Crime57.4  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Helena    17 Reviews

I spent 6 months living on a ranch in the Helena valley. This was during the population boom Montana experienced after covid. Helena has some great mountain biking  More

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Over 3 years ago

We transplanted from Southern California 3 years ago and have never looked back! Living in the small unincorporated town of York Montana located in the Helena nation  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 16 years. It is a great place to grow  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Helena, MontanaCrime Index
 Gilman, MT 
 Canyon Creek, MT 
 Rimini, MT 
 Unionville, MT 
 Wolf Creek, MT 
 York, MT 
 Montana City, MT12.4
 South Hills, MT12.4
 East Helena, MT15.55
 Marysville, MT16.3

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