Lemmon, SD Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$519,606

Cost of Crime™ for Lemmon, SD

In 2025, violent crime will cost $929 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Lemmon 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 Lemmon against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. Lemmon sits in the 21st percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 21% of cities and behind 79%. The grade covers only Lemmon's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Lemmon is 4.773 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 162 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 218 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Lemmon, SD report the most violent crime, about 2 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lemmon, SD

The tangible cost of violent crime in Lemmon is projected at $519,606 for 2025, about $383 per resident and $929 per household. That equals 1.2% 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): 41.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.7%

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

Lemmon, SD:	$383
Pine Ridge, SD:	$1063
Hartford, SD:	$103
South Dakota:	$262
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $383 per resident each year in Lemmon, which is $125 more than the national average and $121 more than South Dakota's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Lemmon:

In Pine Ridge, SD, crime costs $1,063 per person, which is $680 more than in Lemmon.
In Hartford, SD, crime costs $103 per person, which is $280 less than in Lemmon

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Lemmon	Cost per Lemmon Resident
Murder	$287,540	$212
Rape/Sexual Assault	$92,179	$68
Robbery	$22,356	$16
Assault	$117,531	$87
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$519,606	$383

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Lemmon, 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 Lemmon totals $2,385,690 ($1,758 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,905,296 ($2,141 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Lemmon, 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 northeast part of the city 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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Lemmon Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.016
Robbery	0.5238
Rape	1.120
Murder	0.1128
Total Violent Crime	4.773 (D)

Individual Lemmon Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
North Lemmon, ND	D-	D+	C-
White Butte, SD	D-	D-	C-
Thunder Hawk, SD	D	D-	C+
Lemmon, ND	F	D-	F
Keldron, SD	D	D	B
Shadehill, SD	D-	D-	C-
Haynes, ND	D-	D+	C-
Morristown, ND	F	F	F
Morristown, SD	D	D	B
Hettinger, ND	C-	D	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Lemmon is similar 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
Laurie, MO	D	D	D
Simms, TX	F	F	F
Sierra Blanca, TX	F	F	F
Sheldon, IL	B	B	B
Seco Mines, TX	D+	D	D
Medanales, NM	D	D-	D-
Mason, IL	A	A	A
Marianna, PA	A-	A-	A-
Albright, WV	A	B+	B+
Lebo, KS	C+	B-	B-

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

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