Brookings, SD Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in Brookings in green. The most dangerous areas in Brookings 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 Brookings, SD Safe from Robbery?

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

The rate of robbery in Brookings is 0.2215 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Brookings generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Brookings may be as high as 1 in 1,801 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 6,906 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the west parts of Brookings, SD: about 1 per year. The northwest part of Brookings has fewer cases of robbery with only 0 in a typical year.

How Brookings's Robbery Rate Compares

The chart below compares the robbery rate in Brookings 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 robbery rate, Brookings is as safe as 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 Robbery in Brookings, SD

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Brookings about $165,653 in 2025, or roughly $7 per resident. This is part of Brookings's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Brookings, including every crime type and how Brookings compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Robbery Map

Remember that robbery 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 Brookings's crime maps on the Brookings overall crime page.

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Individual Brookings Crime Maps & Stats

Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Sunnyview, SD	C+	A-	C+	A-
Aurora, SD	A-	B+	A+	B
Volga, SD	D+	D	D+	B
Bushnell, SD	B-	D	A-	A+
White, SD	D+	C-	B-	B
Bruce, SD	B-	B-	B+	B
Nunda, SD	C+	C-	B	B+
Rutland, SD	C	D-	B+	B
Sinai, SD	C+	B	C+	B+
Elkton, SD	B-	B-	A	A

Robbery in City with Similar Populations

Brookings is lower versus other cities of the same size for robbery. The table below compares robbery in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Vienna, VA	C	A	A	B
Burlington, KY	B+	A-	A-	A
West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA	C	C-	C-	D
Caledonia, WI	B	B+	B+	A-
West Memphis, AR	F	F	F	D
West Hempstead, NY	C	D+	D+	F
Canandaigua, NY	A	B+	B+	D+
Canby, OR	C-	B-	B-	B-
Canton, MA	A-	B+	B+	B+
Carteret, NJ	A-	B-	B-	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Brookings, SD average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Brookings schools on SchoolGrade

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