Hyde County, SD Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

$633,043

Cost of Crime™ for Hyde County, SD

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,278 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Hyde 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 Hyde County against the average US county, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Hyde County sits in the 1st percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 1% of counties and behind 99%. The grade covers only Hyde County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Hyde County is 13.07 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 53 in the central areas to 1 in 199 in the northwest.

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

The Cost of Crime™ in Hyde County, SD

The tangible cost of violent crime in Hyde County is projected at $633,043 for 2025, about $542 per resident and $1,278 per household. That equals 1.5% 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): 44.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

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

Hyde County, SD:	$542
Pennington County, SD:	$215
Minnehaha County, SD:	$203
South Dakota:	$262
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $542 per resident each year in Hyde County, which is $284 more than the national average and $281 more than South Dakota's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Hyde County:

In Pennington County, SD, crime costs $215 per person, which is $327 less than in Hyde County.
In Minnehaha County, SD, crime costs $203 per person, which is $340 less than in Hyde County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Hyde County	Cost per Hyde County Resident
Murder	$150,144	$129
Rape/Sexual Assault	$87,734	$75
Robbery	$12,104	$10
Assault	$383,061	$328
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$633,043	$542

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Hyde 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 Hyde County totals $1,518,244 ($1,301 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,151,287 ($1,843 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Hyde 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 central 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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Hyde County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	11.43
Robbery	0.3297
Rape	1.240
Murder	0.0685
Total Violent Crime	13.07 (F)

Individual Hyde County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Hand County, SD	D+	B-	D+
Buffalo County, SD	F	F	F
Sully County, SD	D	A	D
Faulk County, SD	C-	D-	A-
Hughes County, SD	C	C+	C-
Potter County, SD	F	D	F
Stanley County, SD	C-	C	C
Jerauld County, SD	C	D+	B
Spink County, SD	C	B-	C+
Beadle County, SD	B	C+	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Hyde 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
Refugio County, TX	D+	D-	D-
Jewell County, KS	F	F	F
Jim Hogg County, TX	F	F	F
Johnson County, GA	B-	C	C
Rawlins County, KS	C	B+	B+
Reagan County, TX	F	D-	D-
Red Lake County, MN	B-	D	D
Red River Parish, LA	D	D	D
Red Willow County, NE	D	C	C
Jerauld County, SD	C	D+	D+

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

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