Yankton County, SD Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US county. Yankton County is in the 87th percentile for safety, meaning 13% of counties are safer and 87% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Yankton County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Yankton County is 0.0350 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Yankton County generally consider the central part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Yankton County may be as high as 1 in 4,370 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 94,066 in the central part of the county.

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

How Yankton County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Yankton County 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, Yankton County 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 Yankton County, SD

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Yankton County about $1,568,534 in 2025, or roughly $66 per resident. This is part of Yankton County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Yankton County, including every crime type and how Yankton County compares to other counties.

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 Yankton County's crime maps on the Yankton County overall crime page.

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Individual Yankton County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Yankton County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Yankton County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Cedar County, NE	B-	B	B-	B+
Bon Homme County, SD	C+	D	B+	C-
Clay County, SD	D	D+	D	D+
Knox County, NE	C	C	C	B+
Turner County, SD	A-	C	A+	C-
Hutchinson County, SD	B-	A-	A-	B-
Dixon County, NE	C+	C	C+	B
Union County, SD	A	B	A+	B
Lincoln County, SD	A-	A	A-	B-
Dakota County, NE	C	B	D+	A+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Yankton County is lower versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Adair County, KY	C+	B	B	C-
Upshur County, WV	A+	A-	A-	B+
Van Buren County, AR	C-	D+	D+	D
Vermillion County, IN	B-	C+	C+	D
Vernon County, MO	B-	C-	C-	D
Wadena County, MN	B	C-	C-	A-
Walthall County, MS	A	A+	A+	A-
Warren County, IL	B+	B	B	B+
Warren County, NC	D-	D-	D-	F
Washburn County, WI	A-	A-	A-	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Yankton County, SD average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Yankton County schools on SchoolGrade

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