Fort Meade, 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?

$377,221

Cost of Crime™ for Fort Meade, SD

In 2025, violent crime will cost $647 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Fort Meade 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 Fort Meade against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. Fort Meade sits in the 29th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 29% of cities and behind 71%. The grade covers only Fort Meade's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Fort Meade is 4.094 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 174 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 436 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Fort Meade, SD report the most violent crime, about 3 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Fort Meade, SD

The tangible cost of violent crime in Fort Meade is projected at $377,221 for 2025, about $248 per resident and $647 per household. That equals 0.7% 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): 44.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 40.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.5%

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

Fort Meade, SD:	$248
Pine Ridge, SD:	$1063
Hartford, SD:	$103
South Dakota:	$262
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $248 per resident each year in Fort Meade, which is $10 less than the national average and $14 less than South Dakota's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Fort Meade:

In Pine Ridge, SD, crime costs $1,063 per person, which is $815 more than in Fort Meade.
In Hartford, SD, crime costs $103 per person, which is $145 less than in Fort Meade

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Fort Meade	Cost per Fort Meade Resident
Murder	$147,529	$97
Rape/Sexual Assault	$99,058	$65
Robbery	$11,389	$7
Assault	$119,245	$78
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$377,221	$248

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Fort Meade, 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 Fort Meade totals $1,487,746 ($978 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,864,967 ($1,226 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Fort Meade, 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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Fort Meade Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.730
Robbery	0.2380
Rape	1.074
Murder	0.0516
Total Violent Crime	4.094 (D+)

Individual Fort Meade Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Sturgis, SD	D+	C-	C-
Tilford, SD	B	C	A-
Whitewood, SD	C+	D-	B
Galena, SD	C	C-	B-
Deadwood, SD	F	D-	F
Bethlehem, SD	B-	C+	B
Piedmont, SD	B	D	A-
Nemo, SD	D	D-	D
Lead, SD	D	D	D+
Central City, SD	D-	F	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Fort Meade 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
Zanesfield, OH	B+	B-	B-
South Pekin, IL	B+	B+	B+
Springbrook, WI	B+	B	B
Spurger, TX	D	D	D
Fertile, MN	C+	B-	B-
Summers, AR	F	B	B
Forrest, IL	B	B	B
Tolarsville, NC	D+	D	D
Brook, IN	B+	B+	B+
Whittaker, MI	A	B-	B-

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

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