Roscoe, 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?

$177,729

Cost of Crime™ for Roscoe, SD

In 2025, violent crime will cost $949 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Roscoe 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 Roscoe against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. Roscoe sits in the 26th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 26% of cities and behind 74%. The grade covers only Roscoe's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Roscoe is 4.290 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 213 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 356 in the northeast.

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

The Cost of Crime™ in Roscoe, SD

The tangible cost of violent crime in Roscoe is projected at $177,729 for 2025, about $408 per resident and $949 per household. That equals 1.0% 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): 40.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 46.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.6%

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

Roscoe, SD:	$408
Pine Ridge, SD:	$1063
Hartford, SD:	$103
South Dakota:	$262
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $408 per resident each year in Roscoe, which is $149 more than the national average and $146 more than South Dakota's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Roscoe:

In Pine Ridge, SD, crime costs $1,063 per person, which is $655 more than in Roscoe.
In Hartford, SD, crime costs $103 per person, which is $305 less than in Roscoe

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Roscoe	Cost per Roscoe Resident
Murder	$108,792	$250
Rape/Sexual Assault	$31,354	$72
Robbery	$4,343	$10
Assault	$33,241	$76
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$177,729	$408

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Roscoe, 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 Roscoe totals $880,265 ($2,019 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,057,994 ($2,427 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Roscoe, 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 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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Roscoe Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.655
Robbery	0.3167
Rape	1.186
Murder	0.1328
Total Violent Crime	4.290 (D+)

Individual Roscoe Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Hosmer, SD	C+	B	B+
Loyalton, SD	D	D	C+
Ipswich, SD	C+	C+	B-
Bowdle, SD	C	B-	B+
Plainview Colony, SD	C-	B-	C-
Powell, SD	C-	B-	C-
Onaka, SD	D	D	C
Norbeck, SD	D	D-	C
Logan, SD	D+	C-	C
Long Lake Colony, SD	D+	C+	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Roscoe 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
Goose Hollow, NC	D-	D-	D-
Greenfield Park, NY	B	D+	D+
Green Hills, PA	A+	A+	A+
Greeley Center, NE	D-	D+	D+
Grassflat, PA	A	B	B
Grantfork, IL	A-	A	A
Grandfalls, TX	F	D	D
Grand River, IA	B	C-	C-
Grammer, IN	A+	A+	A+
Grafton Center, NH	B+	A+	A+

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

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