The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in White Butte, 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?

$45,691

Cost of Crime™ for White Butte, SD

In 2025, crime will cost $1,757 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of White Butte 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 White Butte, 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 White Butte's combined rate is much higher than the norm. White Butte sits in the 12th percentile, ahead of 12% of cities and behind 88%. The grade covers only White Butte's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in White Butte is 46.43 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 20 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 22 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of White Butte, SD report the most crime, about 1 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in White Butte, SD

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in White Butte for 2025 is $45,691, about $703 per resident and $1,757 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in White Butte Compared to Other Cities?

White Butte, SD:	$703
Pine Ridge, SD:	$1414
Hartford, SD:	$223
South Dakota:	$484
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in White Butte is $703 per year, which is $239 more than the national average and $219 more than South Dakota's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to White Butte:

In Pine Ridge, SD, crime costs $1,414 per person, which is $711 more than in White Butte.
In Hartford, SD, crime costs $223 per person, which is $480 less than in White Butte

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to White Butte	Cost per White Butte Resident
Murder	$12,106	$186
Rape/Sexual Assault	$4,568	$70
Robbery	$1,204	$19
Assault	$7,454	$115
Kidnapping	$723	$11
Vehicle Theft	$1,222	$19
Burglary	$4,267	$66
Theft	$2,631	$40
Arson	$115	$2
Vandalism	$5,046	$78
Animal Cruelty	$34	$1
Drug Crimes	$6,139	$94
Identity Theft	$184	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$45,691	$703

The Intangible Cost of Crime in White Butte, 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 White Butte totals $104,545 ($1,608 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $150,236 ($2,311 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 White Butte's 65 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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White Butte 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 White Butte residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.993
Robbery	0.5887
Rape	1.159
Murder	0.0991
Total Violent Crime	5.840 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	7.816
Vehicle Theft	1.214
Burglary	7.237
Arson	0.0734
Total Property Crime	16.34 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1834
Drug Crimes	12.77
Vandalism	10.87
Identity Theft	0.3656
Animal Cruelty	0.0712
Total "Other" Rate	24.25 (F)

Individual White Butte Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lemmon, SD	D	D	C-
Haynes, ND	D-	D+	C-
North Lemmon, ND	D-	D+	C-
Shadehill, SD	D-	D-	C-
Hettinger, ND	C-	D	B+
Thunder Hawk, SD	D	D-	C+
Lodgepole, SD	D-	D-	C-
Lemmon, ND	F	D-	F
Bucyrus, ND	D	D+	C+
Keldron, SD	D	D	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

White Butte 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
Goodnight, MO	B	D+	D+
Green, KY	C+	C+	C+
Grayridge, MO	B-	D-	D-
Grayback, TX	D-	D-	D-
Gray, MS	A+	A+	A+
Gravelridge, AR	D-	F	F
Grassy Meadows, WV	A	C-	C-
Grant, ID	B-	A-	A-
Grangeville, LA	D-	D+	D+
Grandview, KS	C+	B+	B+

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

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