Rapid City, SD Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. Rapid City is in the 70th percentile for safety, meaning 30% of cities are safer and 70% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Rapid City's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Rapid City is 0.0406 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Rapid City generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Rapid City may be as high as 1 in 14,314 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 55,376 in the south part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the north parts of Rapid City, SD: about 1 per year. The south part of Rapid City has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Rapid City's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Rapid City 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, Rapid City is safer than the South Dakota state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Rapid City, SD

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Rapid City about $6,411,734 in 2025, or roughly $76 per resident. This is part of Rapid City's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Rapid City, including every crime type and how Rapid City 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 Rapid City's crime maps on the Rapid City overall crime page.

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Individual Rapid City Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Rapid City is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Rapid City.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Sulphur, SD	C	C-	B+	C-
Rapid Valley, SD	B+	B+	B+	A+
Ashland Heights, SD	B	B	A-	C-
Black Hawk, SD	B-	C-	B-	C-
Box Elder, SD	C+	B	B-	B+
Johnson Siding, SD	B-	C	B	A-
Summerset, SD	B-	C+	B-	C+
Ellsworth Afb, SD	C	C-	B-	B
Piedmont, SD	B	D	A-	C-
Bethlehem, SD	B-	C+	B	A+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Rapid City is lower 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
Pomona, CA	C-	D+	D+	B
Ponce, PR	F	F	F	F
Pompano Beach, FL	C	D+	D+	C-
Oxnard, CA	C	D+	D+	B
Pacoima, CA	C	C-	C-	C
Pawtucket, RI	C+	B	B	A-
Pasadena, TX	D	D	D	D
Parker, CO	D+	B-	B-	C+
Palm Bay, FL	A	A-	A-	A+
Parma, OH	D+	C-	C-	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Rapid City, SD average SchoolGrade of C-, with 33% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Rapid City schools on SchoolGrade

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