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

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$79,503

Cost of Crime™ for Witten, SD

In 2025, crime will cost $1,364 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Witten 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 Witten, 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 Witten's combined rate is higher than the norm. Witten sits in the 28th percentile, ahead of 28% of cities and behind 72%. The grade covers only Witten's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Witten is 32.80 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 27 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 35 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Witten, SD report the most crime, about 1 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Witten, SD

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Witten for 2025 is $79,503, about $585 per resident and $1,364 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): 53.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Witten Compared to Other Cities?

Witten, SD:	$585
Pine Ridge, SD:	$1414
Hartford, SD:	$223
South Dakota:	$484
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Witten is $585 per year, which is $120 more than the national average and $101 more than South Dakota's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Witten:

In Pine Ridge, SD, crime costs $1,414 per person, which is $830 more than in Witten.
In Hartford, SD, crime costs $223 per person, which is $362 less than in Witten

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Witten	Cost per Witten Resident
Murder	$28,283	$208
Rape/Sexual Assault	$9,999	$74
Robbery	$1,177	$9
Assault	$6,621	$49
Kidnapping	$1,408	$10
Vehicle Theft	$7,222	$53
Burglary	$3,995	$29
Theft	$4,652	$34
Arson	$250	$2
Vandalism	$5,494	$40
Animal Cruelty	$49	$0
Drug Crimes	$10,196	$75
Identity Theft	$158	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$79,503	$585

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Witten, 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 Witten totals $237,238 ($1,744 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $316,741 ($2,329 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 Witten's 136 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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Witten 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 Witten residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.695
Robbery	0.2751
Rape	1.213
Murder	0.1107
Total Violent Crime	3.293 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	6.605
Vehicle Theft	3.429
Burglary	3.239
Arson	0.0760
Total Property Crime	13.35 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1708
Drug Crimes	10.14
Vandalism	5.655
Identity Theft	0.1500
Animal Cruelty	0.0486
Total "Other" Rate	16.16 (D-)

Individual Witten Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
New Witten, SD	D	D+	D+
Mosher, SD	D+	C	B
Wewela, SD	D	D	D+
Carter, SD	D-	F	D-
Ideal, SD	D	D+	D+
Winner, SD	D-	F	D-
Okreek, SD	F	F	F
Wood, SD	F	F	F
Keyapaha, SD	F	D-	D-
Colome, SD	D+	C	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Witten 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
Crossroads, VA	C+	B-	B-
Concorde Hills, OH	B	A-	A-
Coolidge, KS	F	F	F
Corley, AR	C	D	D
Cornersville, MD	D	C	C
Cornwall, CT	B	A	A
Coronet, FL	A+	B-	B-
Cortland, IN	B+	B+	B+
Cottage Grove, IN	A-	A	A
Cotton Town, AR	D+	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Witten is as safe as the South Dakota state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Witten, SD average SchoolGrade of C-, with 34% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Witten schools on SchoolGrade

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