The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Soldier Creek, SD: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Soldier Creek

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

 

Soldier Creek, SD Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

F
F
Other Crime Grade
F

$785,383

Cost of Crime™ for Soldier Creek, SD

In 2025, crime will cost $6,308 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Soldier Creek 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 Soldier Creek, SD Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Soldier Creek's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Soldier Creek sits in the 1st percentile, ahead of 1% of cities and behind 99%. The grade covers only Soldier Creek's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Soldier Creek is 110.6 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 8 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 19 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Soldier Creek, SD report the most crime, about 24 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Soldier Creek, SD

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Soldier Creek for 2025 is $785,383, about $1,425 per resident and $6,308 per household. That equals 13.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.8%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.4%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Soldier Creek Compared to Other Cities?

Soldier Creek, SD: $1425
Pine Ridge, SD: $1414
Hartford, SD: $223
South Dakota: $484
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Soldier Creek is $1,425 per year, which is $961 more than the national average and $942 more than South Dakota's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Soldier Creek:
  • In Pine Ridge, SD, crime costs $1,414 per person, which is $11 less than in Soldier Creek.
  • In Hartford, SD, crime costs $223 per person, which is $1,203 less than in Soldier Creek

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Soldier Creek for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Soldier Creek
Cost per Soldier Creek Resident
Murder
$148,316
$269
Rape/Sexual Assault
$34,349
$62
Robbery
$14,852
$27
Assault
$238,467
$433
Kidnapping
$12,760
$23
Vehicle Theft
$39,797
$72
Burglary
$37,664
$68
Theft
$161,411
$293
Arson
$1,201
$2
Vandalism
$69,001
$125
Animal Cruelty
$265
$0
Drug Crimes
$22,119
$40
Identity Theft
$5,180
$9
Total Cost of Crime
$785,383
$1,425

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Soldier Creek, 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 Soldier Creek totals $1,214,529 ($2,204 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,999,912 ($3,630 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 do the same, and of Soldier Creek's 551 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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Soldier Creek 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 Soldier Creek residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
15.07
Robbery
0.8569
Rape
1.028
Murder
0.1432
Total Violent Crime
17.10 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
56.56
Vehicle Theft
4.664
Burglary
7.536
Arson
0.0902
Total Property Crime
68.85 (F)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.3819
Drug Crimes
5.427
Vandalism
17.53
Identity Theft
1.215
Animal Cruelty
0.0651
Total "Other" Rate
24.62 (F)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
D-
F
F
F
F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Soldier Creek is higher 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
D+
C+
C+
B+
C-
C-
A+
A+
A+
F
F
F
C+
B-
B-
B
B-
B-
D+
B-
B-
B-
B+
B+
C
C
C
A-
A+
A+

Considering only the crime rate, Soldier Creek is less safe than the South Dakota state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Soldier Creek, SD average SchoolGrade of B+, with 50% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Soldier Creek schools on SchoolGrade

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