The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Van Order, SD: Crime Maps and Statistics

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$33,135

Cost of Crime™ for Van Order, SD

In 2025, crime will cost $1,473 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Van Order 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 Van Order, 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 Van Order's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Van Order sits in the 14th percentile, ahead of 14% of cities and behind 86%. The grade covers only Van Order's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Van Order is 43.77 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 21 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 34 in the northeast.

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

The Cost of Crime™ in Van Order, SD

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Van Order for 2025 is $33,135, about $614 per resident and $1,473 per household. That equals 1.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 27.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Van Order Compared to Other Cities?

Van Order, SD:	$614
Pine Ridge, SD:	$1414
Hartford, SD:	$223
South Dakota:	$484
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Van Order is $614 per year, which is $149 more than the national average and $130 more than South Dakota's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Van Order:

In Pine Ridge, SD, crime costs $1,414 per person, which is $801 more than in Van Order.
In Hartford, SD, crime costs $223 per person, which is $391 less than in Van Order

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Van Order	Cost per Van Order Resident
Murder	$8,104	$150
Rape/Sexual Assault	$3,768	$70
Robbery	$566	$10
Assault	$5,118	$95
Kidnapping	$664	$12
Vehicle Theft	$1,079	$20
Burglary	$1,544	$29
Theft	$3,100	$57
Arson	$140	$3
Vandalism	$4,716	$87
Animal Cruelty	$20	$0
Drug Crimes	$4,198	$78
Identity Theft	$119	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$33,135	$614

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Van Order, 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 Van Order totals $73,279 ($1,357 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $106,414 ($1,971 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 Van Order's 54 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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Van Order 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 Van Order residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.300
Robbery	0.3335
Rape	1.151
Murder	0.0799
Total Violent Crime	4.864 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.09
Vehicle Theft	1.290
Burglary	3.152
Arson	0.1072
Total Property Crime	15.63 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2027
Drug Crimes	10.51
Vandalism	12.23
Identity Theft	0.2847
Animal Cruelty	0.0494
Total "Other" Rate	23.27 (F)

Individual Van Order Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Van Order is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Van Order.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Bramhall, SD	D	F	B-
Stephan, SD	D-	D	C-
Ree Heights, SD	C-	C	C+
Highmore, SD	D+	F	A
Holabird, SD	D-	D	D
Peno, SD	D-	D-	D
Miller Dale Colony, SD	C-	C	C+
Harrold, SD	D-	C	D-
Miller, SD	D-	C-	D-
Fort Thompson, SD	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Van Order 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
North Montpelier, VT	C+	A-	A-
Orogrande, NM	F	F	F
Old Moses, NM	D-	D-	D-
Odanah, WI	C-	B-	B-
Notnac, LA	D+	F	F
Nortonville, NJ	A-	B	B
North Walter, AL	C+	B+	B+
North Swansea, MA	A+	A+	A+
North Settlement, NY	A-	A-	A-
Reilly, IL	A-	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Van Order 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 Van Order, SD average SchoolGrade of B+, with 49% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Van Order schools on SchoolGrade

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