Whitewood has a population of 931. During the past three years, Whitewood saw 16 arrests. For 2017, the Whitewood's arrest rate totaled 64.45 per 10,000 residents. This decrease of 79.64% makes Whitewood lower than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 1 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Whitewood also totaled 5 arrests for property crimes during 2017. When compared to Deadwood and Spearfish, Whitewood is a safer place to live.
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Overall, Whitewood had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Whitewood averaged 1 violent crimes and 5 non-violent crimes.
The city of Whitewood experienced 15 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 3 was for legacy rape. The robbery total was 1, and the aggravated assault total was 11.