Platte, SD Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Platte

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Platte_{/100k people}	South Dakota_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	960 (estimate)	2,399	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Platte_{/100k people}	South Dakota_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.1	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	58.8	40.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	31.4	102.8
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	325.0	248.5
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	167 (estimate)	418	386
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	346.6	468.9
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,460.4	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	173.6	236.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	793 (estimate)	1,981	2,451

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Platte is 66% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 2.63 daily crimes that occur in Platte.
Platte is safer than 69% of the cities in the United States.
In Platte you have a 1 in 105 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Platte has decreased by 1%.

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Daily Crime In Platte (per 100,000 people)

How Safe is Platte (higher is better)

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Platte

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Platte is 1 in 598

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Platte is 1 in 127

The chance of being a victim of crime in Platte is 1 in 105

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	0	0	0

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Geddes, SD	220	529	2,509	3,038
Platte, SD	1,531	167	793	960

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Dresden, OH	1,531	144	1,235	1,379
Home, WA	1,531	107	1,236	1,342
Albion, PA	1,531	480	1,714	2,193
Cuba, NY	1,531	206	847	1,053
Hamlin, WV	1,531	150	858	1,008
Platte, SD	1,531	167	793	960

Source: The Platte, SD crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. 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.