Hot Springs, SD Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Hot Springs in green. The most dangerous areas in Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs, SD Safe from Murder?

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Hot Springs is in the 11th percentile for safety, meaning 89% of cities are safer and 11% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Hot Springs's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Hot Springs is 0.1303 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Hot Springs generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Hot Springs may be as high as 1 in 7,196 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 8,303 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the north parts of Hot Springs, SD: about 0 per year. The south part of Hot Springs has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Hot Springs's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Hot Springs to the South Dakota state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Hot Springs is less safe than the South Dakota 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 Murder in Hot Springs, SD

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Hot Springs about $1,133,744 in 2025, or roughly $245 per resident. This is part of Hot Springs's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Hot Springs, including every crime type and how Hot Springs compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Hot Springs's crime maps on the Hot Springs overall crime page.

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Individual Hot Springs Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Hot Springs is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Hot Springs.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Buffalo Gap, SD	D+	D	B-	D+
Minnekahta, SD	C-	C-	C+	D
Oral, SD	C-	A	B+	D
Provo, SD	C-	C	C+	D-
Pringle, SD	C+	B	A-	C-
Smithwick, SD	C-	A-	B	D
Dudley, SD	C+	B	B+	D
Edgemont, SD	C	B	B-	D
Rumford, SD	C	A-	B+	D
Oelrichs, SD	D	B	C-	D

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Hot Springs is similar versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Batesburg, SC	D	D+	D+	D-
Campbell Hall, NY	A	B	B	A
Nowata, OK	D-	D+	D+	D-
Homer, LA	F	F	F	F
Hope, RI	A	A+	A+	A+
Jefferson, TX	F	F	F	D
Lake Providence, LA	F	F	F	F
Leavittsburg, OH	C-	C	C	D+
Meyersdale, PA	C+	D	D	D
New Franken, WI	B+	C	C	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Hot Springs, SD average SchoolGrade of C-, with 33% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Hot Springs schools on SchoolGrade

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