$16,657
Cost of Crime™ for 57421, SD
In 2025, violent crime will cost $650 per household.
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On the map, green marks the parts of 57421 with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.
The A- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in 57421 against the average US zip, where the rate is lower than the norm. 57421 sits in the 80th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 80% of zip codes and behind 20%. The grade covers only 57421's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby zip codes.
The violent crime rate in 57421 is 1.950 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the zip the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 469 in the west areas to 1 in 583 in the northwest.
Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of 57421, SD report the most violent crime, about 0 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.
The Cost of Crime™ in 57421, SD
The tangible cost of violent crime in 57421 is projected at $16,657 for 2025, about $269 per resident and $650 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page.
These tangible costs split into:
- Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 41.8%
- Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 43.3%
- Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.9%
How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in 57421 Compared to Other Zip Codes?
| 57421, SD: |
$269
|
| 57701, SD: |
$272
|
| 57110, SD: |
$159
|
| South Dakota: |
$262
|
| USA: |
$258
|
The tangible cost of violent crime is $269 per resident each year in 57421, which is $10 more than the national average and $7 more than South Dakota's state average. The comparison below uses zip codes similar to 57421:
- In 57701, SD, crime costs $272 per person, which is $3 more than in 57421.
- In 57110, SD, crime costs $159 per person, which is $110 less than in 57421
2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type
The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for 57421, with the projected cost per resident.
Crime |
Cost to 57421 |
Cost per 57421 Resident |
Murder |
$10,860 |
$175 |
Rape/Sexual Assault |
$4,620 |
$75 |
Robbery |
$682 |
$11 |
Assault |
$496 |
$8 |
Total Cost of Violent Crime |
$16,657 |
$269 |
The Human Cost of Violent Crime in 57421, SD
Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places.
By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in 57421 totals $94,468 ($1,524 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $111,125 ($1,792 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from
property crime in 57421, SD, where the loss is mostly replaceable property.
All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime.
Read more about our methodology here.
Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps
Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the zip has few retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.
Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.
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57421 Violent Crime Breakdown
The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 57421 residents in a standard year.
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
Assault |
0.2784 |
Robbery |
0.3495 |
Rape |
1.229 |
Murder |
0.0932 |
Total Violent Crime |
1.950 (A-) |
Individual 57421 Crime Maps & Stats
Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Zip Codes
Compared to surrounding zip codes, the rate of violent crime in 57421 is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for zip codes close to 57421.
Nearby Zip | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|
| D+ | D | C |
| B- | A | A- |
| C+ | B+ | B |
| F | F | D- |
| F | D- | D |
| D | D- | C- |
| D+ | C+ | D+ |
| D+ | C- | C- |
| D+ | B- | D+ |
| D- | D- | C |
Crime Maps and Rates for Zip with Similar Populations
57421 is lower versus other zip codes of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in zip codes with comparable overall population in the zip‘s boundaries.
Similar Zip | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|
| D- | F | F |
| D- | B- | B- |
| C | B+ | B+ |
| D- | D | D |
| D+ | C- | C- |
| D- | D | D |
| D | C | C |
| D | C+ | C+ |
| D+ | C- | C- |
| D | D | D |
Considering only the violent crime rate, 57421 is safer than the South Dakota state average and safer than the national average.
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