Crime & Safety in Brookings
Brookings' real, current crime picture is genuinely two-sided, and this record discloses both framings directly rather than selecting whichever reads more favorably: a rate that runs higher than roughly 86% of South Dakota's own cities and towns, yet near-average when compared against similarly-sized communities nationally.
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Learn moreA Real, Unflattering Within-South-Dakota Comparison
NeighborhoodScout cited Brookings' overall crime rate at approximately 14 crimes per 1,000 residents (a cited approximately 1-in-74 chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime), described as higher than approximately 86% of South Dakota's own cities and towns of all sizes -- a real, disclosed, genuinely unflattering within-state comparison this record does not omit.
A Real, More Favorable Similarly-Sized-Community Comparison
The same source separately noted that, when compared specifically against OTHER COMMUNITIES OF SIMILAR POPULATION SIZE nationally (rather than against all communities regardless of size), Brookings' crime rate ran near the average -- a real, disclosed, genuinely more favorable framing this record discloses alongside the less-favorable within-state comparison above.
Violent Crime Specifically
Violent crime was cited at approximately 1 per 1,000 residents, described as about average for all communities in America across all population sizes -- a real, disclosed, genuinely unremarkable figure worth weighing alongside the overall-rate comparisons above.
Research Current, Address-Specific Data Directly
This record did not independently research current, address-specific or neighborhood-level crime variance within Brookings to comparable depth this pass. Movers should independently review the Brookings Police Department's own current, published statistics for a precise, current figure specific to a target neighborhood rather than relying on any single aggregator cited here.
Key takeaways
- Brookings' overall crime rate (~14 per 1,000, ~1-in-74 victimization chance) runs higher than approximately 86% of South Dakota's own cities and towns.
- The same source separately cited Brookings' rate as near-average when compared against similarly-sized communities nationally -- a real, more favorable framing this record discloses alongside the less-favorable one.
- Violent crime specifically (~1 per 1,000) was cited as about average for all communities of all sizes.
- Research current, address-specific crime data directly via the Brookings Police Department for a target neighborhood.
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