The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Ellsworth Afb, SD: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Ellsworth Afb

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

 

Ellsworth Afb, SD Map of Crime Rates
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C

Overall Crime Grade™

C-
B-
Other Crime Grade
D+

$1.26 million

Cost of Crime™ for Ellsworth Afb, SD

In 2025, crime will cost $1,155 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Ellsworth Afb 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 Ellsworth Afb, SD Safe?

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Ellsworth Afb's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Ellsworth Afb sits in the 42nd percentile, ahead of 42% of cities and behind 58%. The grade covers only Ellsworth Afb's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Ellsworth Afb is 26.93 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 13 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 73 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Ellsworth Afb, SD report the most crime, about 32 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Ellsworth Afb, SD

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Ellsworth Afb for 2025 is $1,255,099, about $398 per resident and $1,155 per household. That equals 1.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.3%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.0%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Ellsworth Afb Compared to Other Cities?

Ellsworth Afb, SD: $398
Pine Ridge, SD: $1414
Hartford, SD: $223
South Dakota: $484
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Ellsworth Afb is $398 per year, which is $66 less than the national average and $85 less than South Dakota's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Ellsworth Afb:
  • In Pine Ridge, SD, crime costs $1,414 per person, which is $1,016 more than in Ellsworth Afb.
  • In Hartford, SD, crime costs $223 per person, which is $176 less than in Ellsworth Afb

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Ellsworth Afb for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Ellsworth Afb
Cost per Ellsworth Afb Resident
Murder
$256,890
$82
Rape/Sexual Assault
$176,594
$56
Robbery
$27,694
$9
Assault
$236,439
$75
Kidnapping
$25,199
$8
Vehicle Theft
$74,725
$24
Burglary
$61,888
$20
Theft
$126,273
$40
Arson
$7,379
$2
Vandalism
$105,768
$34
Animal Cruelty
$1,237
$0
Drug Crimes
$152,881
$49
Identity Theft
$2,133
$1
Total Cost of Crime
$1,255,099
$398

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Ellsworth Afb, 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 Ellsworth Afb totals $2,622,587 ($833 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,877,687 ($1,231 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 city holds few 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 Ellsworth Afb has 2, do the same, and of Ellsworth Afb's 3,150 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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Ellsworth Afb 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 Ellsworth Afb residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
2.614
Robbery
0.2795
Rape
0.9246
Murder
0.0434
Total Violent Crime
3.861 (C-)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
7.740
Vehicle Theft
1.532
Burglary
2.166
Arson
0.0970
Total Property Crime
11.54 (B-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1319
Drug Crimes
6.561
Vandalism
4.700
Identity Theft
0.0875
Animal Cruelty
0.0531
Total "Other" Rate
11.53 (D+)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Ellsworth Afb is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Ellsworth Afb.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
C+
B
B-
B
B
A-
B+
B+
B+
C
C-
B+
C-
C-
C-
B
B
A+
B-
A-
C+
B-
C-
B-
C+
A
C
C
C-
B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Ellsworth Afb is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

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

Considering only the crime rate, Ellsworth Afb is safer than the South Dakota state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Ellsworth Afb, SD average SchoolGrade of C-, with 33% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Ellsworth Afb schools on SchoolGrade

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