Dante, SD Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$146,860

Cost of Crime™ for Dante, SD

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,148 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Dante 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 D- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Dante against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Dante sits in the 11th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 11% of cities and behind 89%. The grade covers only Dante's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Dante is 6.444 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 157 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 157 in the north.

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

The Cost of Crime™ in Dante, SD

The tangible cost of violent crime in Dante is projected at $146,860 for 2025, about $342 per resident and $1,148 per household. That equals 1.3% 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): 43.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.5%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Dante Compared to Other Cities?

Dante, SD:	$342
Pine Ridge, SD:	$1063
Hartford, SD:	$103
South Dakota:	$262
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $342 per resident each year in Dante, which is $83 more than the national average and $80 more than South Dakota's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Dante:

In Pine Ridge, SD, crime costs $1,063 per person, which is $721 more than in Dante.
In Hartford, SD, crime costs $103 per person, which is $239 less than in Dante

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Dante	Cost per Dante Resident
Murder	$53,265	$124
Rape/Sexual Assault	$27,688	$64
Robbery	$2,898	$7
Assault	$63,009	$147
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$146,860	$342

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Dante, 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 Dante totals $502,656 ($1,169 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $649,516 ($1,511 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Dante, 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 city 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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Dante Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.102
Robbery	0.2142
Rape	1.062
Murder	0.0659
Total Violent Crime	6.444 (D-)

Individual Dante Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Avon, SD	D+	F	A
Wagner, SD	D	D+	D
Marty, SD	C-	C-	C-
Monowi, NE	F	D-	F
Verdel, NE	D	C-	D-
Tyndall, SD	C-	D-	A
Ravinia, SD	D+	D-	C
Springfield, SD	D	D	D
Delmont, SD	D	C-	D+
Pickstown, SD	C-	D	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Dante is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Knoxboro, NY	A+	C	C
Refuge, TX	B-	C	C
Rayon Terrace, VA	B-	C	C
Raven, KY	C-	C+	C+
Pipestem, WV	B-	D+	D+
Magnolia, MO	C-	F	F
Lismore, MN	B+	A	A
Levels, WV	D+	D	D
Lecta, AL	C+	A-	A-
Laurel Mountain, PA	B-	C	C

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

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