Belle Fourche, SD Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Belle Fourche, SD Summary

Crime in Belle Fourche research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Belle Fourche 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 Belle Fourche:

  • There were 81 total crimes committed in Belle Fourche the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,396.8 total crimes per 100K people in Belle Fourche.
  • The overall crime rate in Belle Fourche is -39.90% below the national average.
  • Belle Fourche ranks #32 safest out of 58 cities in South Dakota.
  • Belle Fourche ranks #5,023 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.

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Belle Fourche Vs South Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Belle Fourche is 1,396.8 per 100,000 people. That's -39.90% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -43.18% lower than the South Dakota total crime rate of 2,458.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Belle Fourche
/ 100k People
South Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 81 1,396.8 2,458.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 30.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 120.7 399.1 268.2
Violent Crime 7 120.7 501.4 369.8
Burglary 5 86.2 340.1 269.8
Larceny 66 1,138.1 1,357.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 51.7 259.3 282.7
Property Crime 74 1,276.1 1,956.7 1,954.4

Belle Fourche 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 Belle Fourche

7
Violent Crimes
120.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-67.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Belle Fourche in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Belle Fourche is 120.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 828.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Belle Fourche each year. That compares to a 1 in 199.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -67.36% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -75.92% lower than the South Dakota violent crime rate of 501.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Belle Fourche

74
Property Crimes
1,276.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-34.71%
Below The National Average
  • There were 74 property crimes in Belle Fourche in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Belle Fourche is 1,276.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 78.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Belle Fourche each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -34.71% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -34.78% lower than the South Dakota property crime rate of 1,956.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Belle Fourche

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Spearfish, SD 12,517 327 2,612.4 2,364.8 247.7
Sturgis, SD 7,121 218 3,061.4 2,626.0 435.3
Lead, SD 2,929 49 1,672.9 1,297.4 375.6
Summerset, SD 2,769 59 2,130.7 2,094.6 36.1
Deadwood, SD 1,255 51 4,063.7 3,187.3 876.5

Belle Fourche SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
6
Commute
9.5
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