The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Thunder Hawk, SD: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	C+
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$49,056

Cost of Crime™ for Thunder Hawk, SD

In 2025, crime will cost $1,743 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Thunder Hawk 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 Thunder Hawk, SD Safe?

The D overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Thunder Hawk's combined rate is higher than the norm. Thunder Hawk sits in the 16th percentile, ahead of 16% of cities and behind 84%. The grade covers only Thunder Hawk's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Thunder Hawk is 41.37 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 20 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 29 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Thunder Hawk, SD report the most crime, about 1 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Thunder Hawk, SD

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Thunder Hawk for 2025 is $49,056, about $701 per resident and $1,743 per household. That equals 1.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Thunder Hawk Compared to Other Cities?

Thunder Hawk, SD:	$701
Pine Ridge, SD:	$1414
Hartford, SD:	$223
South Dakota:	$484
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Thunder Hawk is $701 per year, which is $237 more than the national average and $217 more than South Dakota's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Thunder Hawk:

In Pine Ridge, SD, crime costs $1,414 per person, which is $714 more than in Thunder Hawk.
In Hartford, SD, crime costs $223 per person, which is $478 less than in Thunder Hawk

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Thunder Hawk	Cost per Thunder Hawk Resident
Murder	$16,374	$234
Rape/Sexual Assault	$4,676	$67
Robbery	$1,153	$16
Assault	$7,760	$111
Kidnapping	$768	$11
Vehicle Theft	$1,018	$15
Burglary	$2,875	$41
Theft	$2,493	$36
Arson	$122	$2
Vandalism	$5,164	$74
Animal Cruelty	$32	$0
Drug Crimes	$6,493	$93
Identity Theft	$128	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$49,056	$701

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Thunder Hawk, 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 Thunder Hawk totals $133,295 ($1,904 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $182,351 ($2,605 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 Thunder Hawk has 1, do the same, and of Thunder Hawk's 70 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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Thunder Hawk 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 Thunder Hawk residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.860
Robbery	0.5238
Rape	1.102
Murder	0.1245
Total Violent Crime	5.610 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	6.878
Vehicle Theft	0.9391
Burglary	4.529
Arson	0.0720
Total Property Crime	12.42 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1809
Drug Crimes	12.54
Vandalism	10.33
Identity Theft	0.2360
Animal Cruelty	0.0609
Total "Other" Rate	23.34 (F)

Individual Thunder Hawk Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Keldron, SD	D	D	B
Lemmon, SD	D	D	C-
Lemmon, ND	F	D-	F
North Lemmon, ND	D-	D+	C-
Morristown, SD	D	D	B
Morristown, ND	F	F	F
White Butte, SD	D-	D-	C-
Shadehill, SD	D-	D-	C-
Watauga, SD	D	D	B
Meadow, SD	F	F	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Thunder Hawk 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
Derrs, PA	A-	B+	B+
Domino, TX	B-	D-	D-
Doe Run, PA	A	A	A
Dodson, TN	F	F	F
Ditchley, VA	C-	B-	B-
Dinsmore, CA	C	D-	D-
Dickey Prairie, OR	C	C-	C-
Diaperville, WI	C-	B-	B-
Di Giorgio, CA	C	D-	D-
Devereaux, NY	A+	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Thunder Hawk 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 Thunder Hawk, SD average SchoolGrade of B, with 45% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Thunder Hawk schools on SchoolGrade

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