Violent crime covers assault, robbery, rape, and murder, offenses that threaten people directly. Nationally it is rarer than property crime but carries far heavier consequences. The map below shows the violent crime rate per 1,000 Thunder Butte residents.
D-
Violent Crime Grade |
C |
D |
|
Other Crime Grade |
D- |
$47,926
Cost of Crime™ for Thunder Butte, SD
In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,462 per household.
On the map, green marks the parts of Thunder Butte 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 Thunder Butte against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Thunder Butte sits in the 40th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 40% of cities and behind 60%. The grade covers only Thunder Butte's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.
The violent crime rate in Thunder Butte is 3.369 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 288 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 311 in the north.
Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Thunder Butte, SD report the most violent crime, about 0 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.
| Thunder Butte, SD: | $484 |
|---|---|
| Pine Ridge, SD: | $1063 |
| Hartford, SD: | $103 |
| South Dakota: | $262 |
| USA: | $258 |
Crime |
Cost to Thunder Butte |
Cost per Thunder Butte Resident |
|---|---|---|
Murder |
$35,737 |
$361 |
Rape/Sexual Assault |
$5,769 |
$58 |
Robbery |
$1,399 |
$14 |
Assault |
$5,022 |
$51 |
Total Cost of Violent Crime |
$47,926 |
$484 |
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.
The interactive maps load faster on a solid connection. Compare high speed internet in Thunder Butte, SD at ISP Reports.The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Thunder Butte residents in a standard year.
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Assault |
1.766 |
Robbery |
0.4493 |
Rape |
0.9611 |
Murder |
0.1921 |
Total Violent Crime |
3.369 (C) |
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Thunder Butte is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Thunder Butte.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
D- | C- | D | |
F | D- | F | |
D- | D | D | |
F | D- | F | |
F | D- | F | |
F | F | F | |
D+ | C | A- | |
F | F | F | |
F | F | F | |
F | F | D- |
Thunder Butte 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
F | F | F | |
F | F | F | |
A- | A | A | |
B | C- | C- | |
B | B | B | |
F | F | F | |
A | B | B | |
C+ | D- | D- | |
A | A- | A- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ |
Considering only the violent crime rate, Thunder Butte is safer than the South Dakota state average and safer than the national average.
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