Spring Valley, SD Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B-

Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	B+
Other Crime Grade	C-

Which crimes are included?

$47,769

Cost of Crime™ for Spring Valley, SD

In 2025, violent crime will cost $940 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Spring Valley 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 C- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Spring Valley against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Spring Valley sits in the 38th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 38% of cities and behind 62%. The grade covers only Spring Valley's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Spring Valley is 3.484 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 176 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 512 in the north.

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

The Cost of Crime™ in Spring Valley, SD

The tangible cost of violent crime in Spring Valley is projected at $47,769 for 2025, about $376 per resident and $940 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): 39.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 46.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.7%

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

Spring Valley, SD:	$376
Pine Ridge, SD:	$1063
Hartford, SD:	$103
South Dakota:	$262
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $376 per resident each year in Spring Valley, which is $118 more than the national average and $115 more than South Dakota's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Spring Valley:

In Pine Ridge, SD, crime costs $1,063 per person, which is $687 more than in Spring Valley.
In Hartford, SD, crime costs $103 per person, which is $273 less than in Spring Valley

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Spring Valley	Cost per Spring Valley Resident
Murder	$30,608	$241
Rape/Sexual Assault	$9,244	$73
Robbery	$653	$5
Assault	$7,263	$57
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$47,769	$376

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Spring Valley, 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 Spring Valley totals $248,805 ($1,959 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $296,574 ($2,335 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Spring Valley, 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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Spring Valley Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.991
Robbery	0.1635
Rape	1.201
Murder	0.1282
Total Violent Crime	3.484 (C-)

Individual Spring Valley Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Hurley, SD	B-	C+	B+
Davis, SD	B	C+	A-
Viborg, SD	B	B+	A+
Midway, SD	D+	C-	C
Parker, SD	B+	D-	A+
Naomi, SD	A-	D+	A+
Turkey Ridge, SD	C-	D+	C+
Chancellor, SD	B	D-	A+
Marion, SD	B+	B	A
Lennox, SD	A	A	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Spring Valley is lower 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
Rubio, IA	B+	B	B
Moriah, IL	B	B+	B+
Morton, AR	D-	D	D
Moscow, AR	F	F	F
Moscow, KY	C-	C+	C+
Mot, LA	C-	C-	C-
Mount Palatine, IL	A	A-	A-
Mount Union, AL	C	C	C
Mudville, LA	F	F	F
Rogers, CT	B-	A	A

Considering only the violent crime rate, Spring Valley is safer than the South Dakota state average and safer than the national average.

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