Corson County, SD Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$2.20 million

Cost of Crime™ for Corson County, SD

In 2025, violent crime will cost $2,108 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Corson County 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 F grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Corson County against the average US county, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Corson County sits in the 5th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 5% of counties and behind 95%. The grade covers only Corson County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Corson County is 8.815 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 96 in the central areas to 1 in 185 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Corson County, SD report the most violent crime, about 11 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Corson County, SD

The tangible cost of violent crime in Corson County is projected at $2,200,004 for 2025, about $590 per resident and $2,108 per household. That equals 2.9% 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): 40.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 46.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.9%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Corson County Compared to Other Counties?

Corson County, SD:	$590
Pennington County, SD:	$215
Minnehaha County, SD:	$203
South Dakota:	$262
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $590 per resident each year in Corson County, which is $332 more than the national average and $329 more than South Dakota's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Corson County:

In Pennington County, SD, crime costs $215 per person, which is $375 less than in Corson County.
In Minnehaha County, SD, crime costs $203 per person, which is $388 less than in Corson County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Corson County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Corson County	Cost per Corson County Resident
Murder	$1.13 million	$304
Rape/Sexual Assault	$253,698	$68
Robbery	$85,424	$23
Assault	$728,082	$195
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$2,200,004	$590

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Corson County, 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 Corson County totals $8,938,611 ($2,398 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $11,138,616 ($2,989 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Corson County, 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 east part of the county has more 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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Corson County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Corson County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	6.802
Robbery	0.7287
Rape	1.123
Murder	0.1617
Total Violent Crime	8.815 (F)

Individual Corson County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Corson County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Corson County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Sioux County, ND	F	F	F
Walworth County, SD	D	C-	D
Campbell County, SD	C-	D+	C+
Emmons County, ND	C	B	A-
Perkins County, SD	D-	D-	D
McIntosh County, ND	D	C	C+
McPherson County, SD	D+	D	C+
Adams County, ND	C-	C-	A-
Edmunds County, SD	B-	B	B+
Brown County, SD	D	C-	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Corson County is higher versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Washington County, KS	D	D-	D-
Butler County, NE	B+	B+	B+
Butte County, SD	C	C	C
Caldwell County, KY	C+	A-	A-
Calhoun County, AR	D+	D-	D-
Walthall County, MS	A	A+	A+
Washington County, CO	F	D	D
Washington County, ID	C	D+	D+
Washington County, IL	A	A-	A-
Butler County, KY	C+	B-	B-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Corson County is less safe than the South Dakota state average and less safe than the national average.

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