The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Charles Mix County, SD: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Charles Mix County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Charles Mix County. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Charles Mix County, SD Map of Crime Rates
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C

Overall Crime Grade™

C-
B-
Other Crime Grade
D+

$4.68 million

Cost of Crime™ for Charles Mix County, SD

In 2025, crime will cost $1,495 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Charles Mix County with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Charles Mix County, SD Safe?

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Charles Mix County's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Charles Mix County sits in the 44th percentile, ahead of 44% of counties and behind 56%. The grade covers only Charles Mix County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Charles Mix County is 32.49 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 26 in the north areas to 1 in 41 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Charles Mix County, SD report the most crime, about 104 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Charles Mix County, SD

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Charles Mix County for 2025 is $4,684,349, about $499 per resident and $1,495 per household. That equals 1.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.4%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.8%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Charles Mix County Compared to Other Counties?

Charles Mix County, SD: $499
Minnehaha County, SD: $444
Pennington County, SD: $411
South Dakota: $484
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Charles Mix County is $499 per year, which is $35 more than the national average and $16 more than South Dakota's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Charles Mix County:
  • In Minnehaha County, SD, crime costs $444 per person, which is $56 less than in Charles Mix County.
  • In Pennington County, SD, crime costs $411 per person, which is $88 less than in Charles Mix County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Charles Mix County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Charles Mix County
Cost per Charles Mix County Resident
Murder
$1.24 million
$132
Rape/Sexual Assault
$629,579
$67
Robbery
$76,684
$8
Assault
$771,161
$82
Kidnapping
$112,878
$12
Vehicle Theft
$144,270
$15
Burglary
$273,926
$29
Theft
$496,459
$53
Arson
$17,893
$2
Vandalism
$418,541
$45
Animal Cruelty
$3,848
$0
Drug Crimes
$460,111
$49
Identity Theft
$39,384
$4
Total Cost of Crime
$4,684,349
$499

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Charles Mix County, SD

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Charles Mix County totals $11,455,735 ($1,221 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $16,140,084 ($1,721 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The northwest part of the county holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Charles Mix County has 6, do the same, and of Charles Mix County's 9,379 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Charles Mix County Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Charles Mix County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
2.863
Robbery
0.2599
Rape
1.107
Murder
0.0703
Total Violent Crime
4.300 (C-)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
10.22
Vehicle Theft
0.9934
Burglary
3.220
Arson
0.0790
Total Property Crime
14.51 (B-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1985
Drug Crimes
6.632
Vandalism
6.247
Identity Theft
0.5425
Animal Cruelty
0.0555
Total "Other" Rate
13.68 (D+)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of crime in Charles Mix County is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Charles Mix County.

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
C-
B-
C+
D-
D
D
A
A
A+
C+
D
B+
C+
C+
A
B-
A-
A-
C+
D+
B+
C
C
C
B-
A
B
C+
B-
A+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Charles Mix County is lower versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
B
B
B
A
A
A
D
F
F
D-
D+
D+
C
C+
C+
D-
F
F
F
D-
D-
C-
C+
C+
B+
A
A
C
D
D

Considering only the crime rate, Charles Mix County is as safe as the South Dakota state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Charles Mix County, SD average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Charles Mix County schools on SchoolGrade

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