Lead, SD Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lead, SD Summary

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

  • There were 49 total crimes committed in Lead the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,672.9 total crimes per 100K people in Lead.
  • The overall crime rate in Lead is -28.02% below the national average.
  • Lead ranks #38 safest out of 58 cities in South Dakota.
  • Lead ranks #5,791 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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Lead Vs South Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lead is 1,672.9 per 100,000 people. That's -28.02% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -31.94% lower than the South Dakota total crime rate of 2,458.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lead
/ 100k People
South Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 49 1,672.9 2,458.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 30.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 375.6 399.1 268.2
Violent Crime 11 375.6 501.4 369.8
Burglary 9 307.3 340.1 269.8
Larceny 23 785.3 1,357.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 204.8 259.3 282.7
Property Crime 38 1,297.4 1,956.7 1,954.4

Lead 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 Lead

11
Violent Crimes
375.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
1.56%
Above The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Lead in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lead is 375.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 266.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lead each year. That compares to a 1 in 199.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 1.56% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -25.10% lower than the South Dakota violent crime rate of 501.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lead

38
Property Crimes
1,297.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-33.62%
Below The National Average
  • There were 38 property crimes in Lead in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lead is 1,297.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 77.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lead each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -33.62% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -33.70% lower than the South Dakota property crime rate of 1,956.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lead

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Box Elder, SD 12,710 235 1,848.9 1,447.7 401.3
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
Belle Fourche, SD 5,799 81 1,396.8 1,276.1 120.7
Newcastle, WY 3,176 31 976.1 913.1 63.0
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

Lead SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
4
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
10
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