Union County, SD Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

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

The A+ grade means the rate of robbery is much lower than the average US county. Union County is in the 93rd percentile for safety, meaning 7% of counties are safer and 93% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Union County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of robbery in Union County is 0.1850 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Union County generally consider the north part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Union County may be as high as 1 in 3,062 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 5,707 in the north part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the southeast parts of Union County, SD: about 2 per year. The southwest part of Union County has fewer cases of robbery with only 0 in a typical year.

How Union County's Robbery Rate Compares

The chart below compares the robbery rate in Union 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 robbery rate, Union 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 Robbery in Union County, SD

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Union County about $106,661 in 2025, or roughly $6 per resident. This is part of Union County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Union County, including every crime type and how Union County compares to other counties.

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

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Individual Union County Crime Maps & Stats

Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Dakota County, NE	C	B	D+	B+
Woodbury County, IA	C	C	C-	B+
Clay County, SD	D	D+	D	A
Plymouth County, IA	B-	A	C+	A-
Dixon County, NE	C+	C	C+	B
Cedar County, NE	B-	B	B-	B
Sioux County, IA	A-	A	A	A
Thurston County, NE	D-	C+	D-	C
Wayne County, NE	C+	B-	C	B-
Yankton County, SD	B-	A	B	A+

Robbery in County with Similar Populations

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

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Lincoln County, WY	B+	A+	A+	A+
Lewis County, KY	B	B-	B-	C+
Lewis County, MO	C	D	D	C
Lewis County, NY	A+	B	B	D-
Lewis County, TN	C-	D	D	D+
Lewis County, WV	A-	B+	B+	A+
Lexington City, VA	D-	C+	C+	C-
Liberty County, FL	D+	B-	B-	C-
Limestone County, TX	C+	C-	C-	C-
Lincoln County, AR	D-	F	F	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Union County, SD average SchoolGrade of B, with 47% actual proficiency versus 46% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Union County schools on SchoolGrade

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