New Effington, SD Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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37%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

51%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

35%

Property crime NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2024 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2025; this is the most current data available.

New Effington crime rates are not available from the FBI crime report. The FBI's uniform crime reporting program (UCR), gathers data from more than 18,000 law enforcement agencies. The agencies include city, university, college, county, state, tribal and federal law enforcement agencies. When combined, they represent approximately 309 million American residents, or a 98% coverage rate of large metropolitan areas. This does result in approximately 20 million people who live in areas where the FBI does not provide crime reports. These areas tend to be smaller towns, villages or suburbs. Given that New Effington crime stats are not covered by the FBI crime reports, either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are calculated based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita, poverty rates, unemployment rates, educational achievement and population density. The New Effington crime estimates should be used at your own risk. Please be aware that the data displayed above is estimated and not officially reported by any agency. The New Effington crime map can also be used to view a visual display of crimes committed on a block group level.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	New Effington_{/100k people}	South Dakota_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,910 (estimate)	1,948	2,119
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	4.7	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	51.5	37.5
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	22.6	60.6
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	283.6	256.1
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	541 (estimate)	362	359
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	194.7	229.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,195.5	1,272.1
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	195.9	258.8
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,369 (estimate)	1,586	1,760

New Effington crime map

The New Effington crime map by CrimeoMeter provides a detailed overview of all crimes in New Effington as reported by the local law enforcement agencies. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The New Effington crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level. Please note that the red areas on the New Effington crime map does not always indicate that it is a dangerous area for its residents. Areas on the heat map could be inflated if they are located in high traffic areas like airports, sports centers or large parks. Other areas on the heat map could see increased crime rates if they are located in major tourist areas like the downtown core.

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Crime Quick Facts

New Effington crime rates are 37% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in New Effington are 51% higher than the national average
In New Effington you have a 1 in 35 chance of becoming a victim of crime
New Effington is safer than 13% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in New Effington has decreased by 1%

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in New Effington

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in New Effington is 1 in 185

The chance of being a victim of property crime in New Effington is 1 in 43

The chance of being a victim of crime in New Effington is 1 in 35

Year Over Year Crime In New Effington (per 100,000 people)

New Effington police department

Item	New Effington	South Dakota	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	995	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	2.2	3.3

Sex offenders in South Dakota

State	Total offenders	South Dakota_/100K	National_/100K
South Dakota	n/a	n/a	n/a

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Sisseton, SD	2,539	208	708	916
Rosholt, SD	498	390	1,708	2,097
Claire City, SD	68	438	1,920	2,358
Hankinson, ND	850	350	2,317	2,667
Lidgerwood, ND	617	370	2,452	2,822
New Effington, SD	231	541	2,369	2,910

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Lambs Grove, IA	231	208	1,110	1,318
Homeland, FL	231	353	1,878	2,231
McGrath, AK	231	1,104	2,609	3,713
Granville, ND	231	288	1,905	2,192
Hancock, NH	231	0	285	285
New Effington, SD	231	541	2,369	2,910

Source: The New Effington, SD crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2024. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.