Platte, SD Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 90%

Violent crime 80%

Property crime 92%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Platte_{/100k people}	South Dakota_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	3	n/a (estimate)	238	2,458	2,346
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	4.5	6.5
Rape	1	n/a	79.3	67.1	38.4
Robbery	0	n/a	0.0	30.7	73.9
Assault	0	n/a	0.0	399.1	279.7
Violent crime	1	n/a (estimate)	79	501	388
Burglary	1	n/a	79.3	340.1	314.2
Theft	0	n/a	0.0	1,357.3	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	1	n/a	79.3	259.3	246.0
Property crime	2	n/a (estimate)	159	1,957	1,958

Key findings

Platte crime rates are 90% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Platte are 80% lower than the national average
In Platte you have a 1 in 421 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Platte is safer than 89% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Platte has decreased by 50%

Platte crime map

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The Platte crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Platte as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Platte crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Platte

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Platte is 1 in 1262

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Platte is 1 in 631

The chance of being a victim of crime in Platte is 1 in 421

Year Over Year Crime In Platte (per 100,000 people)

Platte police department

Item	Platte	South Dakota	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	1	995	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	0.8	2.2	3.3

There are a total of 1 Platte police officers. This results in 0.8 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 64.3% less than the South Dakota average and 75.5% less than the National average.

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}
Geddes, SD	220	634	2,478	3,113
Platte, SD	1,531	79	159	238

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Del Rey, CA	1,531	248	1,201	1,449
Cuba, NY	1,531	199	773	973
Dresden, OH	1,531	148	886	1,034
Albion, PA	1,531	187	788	975
Home, WA	1,531	104	966	1,070
Platte, SD	1,531	79	159	238

Source: The Platte, SD crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. 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.