Hot Springs, SD Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hot Springs, SD Summary

Crime in Hot Springs research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Hot Springs over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Hot Springs:

  • There were 16 total crimes committed in Hot Springs the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 443.8 total crimes per 100K people in Hot Springs.
  • The overall crime rate in Hot Springs is -80.90% below the national average.
  • Hot Springs ranks #21 safest out of 58 cities in South Dakota.
  • Hot Springs ranks #1,589 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

Additional research about crime in South Dakota

Hot Springs Vs South Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hot Springs is 443.8 per 100,000 people. That's -80.90% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -81.94% lower than the South Dakota total crime rate of 2,458.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hot Springs
/ 100k People
South Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 16 443.8 2,458.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 30.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 10 277.4 399.1 268.2
Violent Crime 10 277.4 501.4 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 340.1 269.8
Larceny 6 166.4 1,357.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 259.3 282.7
Property Crime 6 166.4 1,956.7 1,954.4

Hot Springs Crime Compared To South Dakota Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in South Dakota.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Hot Springs

10
Violent Crimes
277.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-24.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Hot Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hot Springs is 277.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 360.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hot Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 199.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -24.99% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -44.68% lower than the South Dakota violent crime rate of 501.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hot Springs

6
Property Crimes
166.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-91.48%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 property crimes in Hot Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hot Springs is 166.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 600.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hot Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -91.48% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -91.49% lower than the South Dakota property crime rate of 1,956.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hot Springs

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Chadron, NE 5,194 59 1,135.9 943.4 192.5
Newcastle, WY 3,176 31 976.1 913.1 63.0

Hot Springs SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
7
Education
6
Commute
9.5
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