The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Hill City, SD: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$916,862

Cost of Crime™ for Hill City, SD

In 2025, crime will cost $1,152 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Hill City 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 Hill City, 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 Hill City's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Hill City sits in the 45th percentile, ahead of 45% of cities and behind 55%. The grade covers only Hill City's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Hill City is 25.76 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 31 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 47 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Hill City, SD report the most crime, about 25 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Hill City, SD

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Hill City for 2025 is $916,862, about $464 per resident and $1,152 per household. That equals 1.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Hill City Compared to Other Cities?

Hill City, SD:	$464
Pine Ridge, SD:	$1414
Hartford, SD:	$223
South Dakota:	$484
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Hill City is $464 per year, which is the same as the national average and $19 less than South Dakota's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Hill City:

In Pine Ridge, SD, crime costs $1,414 per person, which is $950 more than in Hill City.
In Hartford, SD, crime costs $223 per person, which is $242 less than in Hill City

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Hill City for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Hill City	Cost per Hill City Resident
Murder	$299,592	$152
Rape/Sexual Assault	$130,106	$66
Robbery	$22,775	$12
Assault	$145,146	$73
Kidnapping	$16,217	$8
Vehicle Theft	$5,880	$3
Burglary	$61,456	$31
Theft	$67,713	$34
Arson	$6,742	$3
Vandalism	$52,903	$27
Animal Cruelty	$1,119	$1
Drug Crimes	$102,145	$52
Identity Theft	$5,068	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$916,862	$464

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Hill City, 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 Hill City totals $2,654,835 ($1,344 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,571,697 ($1,808 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 east part of the city 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 Hill City has 5, do the same, and of Hill City's 1,975 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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Hill City 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 Hill City residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.559
Robbery	0.3666
Rape	1.086
Murder	0.0807
Total Violent Crime	4.093 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	6.620
Vehicle Theft	0.1923
Burglary	3.431
Arson	0.1414
Total Property Crime	10.38 (B-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1354
Drug Crimes	6.992
Vandalism	3.750
Identity Theft	0.3316
Animal Cruelty	0.0766
Total "Other" Rate	11.28 (D+)

Individual Hill City Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Silver City, SD	C	C	A-
Mystic, SD	C	C	A-
Keystone, SD	D	D	D+
Custer, SD	C-	C+	B-
Johnson Siding, SD	B-	C	B
Rochford, SD	C	C-	B+
Sanator, SD	C-	B-	B
Nemo, SD	D	D-	D
Roubaix, SD	D-	F	D-
Rapid City, SD	C-	C-	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Hill City is similar 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
Stanchfield, MN	B	C+	C+
Fred, TX	D+	D+	D+
Frenchburg, KY	C+	A-	A-
Gaylesville, AL	B	B-	B-
Geyserville, CA	C	D+	D+
Glenbeulah, WI	A-	B	B
Goodspring, TN	C+	C+	C+
Hampton, IL	A-	B+	B+
Hemby Bridge, NC	C-	A-	A-
Hubbard, TX	D-	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Hill City 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 Hill City, SD average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Hill City schools on SchoolGrade

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