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Safety in La Prairie · County and nearby FBI data

Safety in La Prairie

La Prairie doesn’t have its own police figures in the FBI’s data. It’s most likely covered by the Spink County Sheriff’s Office. Below is what it reports, along with the nearest towns that have their own numbers.

Nearest ER
19.3 mi
Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen
Storm & flood risk
Low
higher than 29% of U.S. places
FEMA
Who patrols here

La Prairie is covered by the county

La Prairie has no police department of its own in the FBI’s data. Calls here most likely go to the Spink County Sheriff’s Office, and its numbers cover the whole area it patrols, not just La Prairie.

Spink County Sheriff’s Office

Crimes reported in the parts of Spink County it patrols: the towns and villages without police of their own.

Property crimes (burglary, theft, stolen cars)

Violent crimes (assault, robbery, rape, murder)

▼ Property crime down 48% since 2022

The Spink County Sheriff’s Office isn’t in the FBI’s 2025 table (no full year reported), so 2024 is its newest figure.

These are counts, not rates. The FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers, so we can’t turn them into a per-resident figure or a Safety Grade. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, offenses known to law enforcement by county and by state agency.

Nearest with figures

The closest towns that report their own numbers

None of the towns bordering La Prairie has its own figures either, so here are the nearest towns with their own police departments in the FBI’s data. Tap one to see its safety page.

TownGradeDistanceViolentPropertyYear
AberdeenC20 mi4.213.22025
Clark—36 mi1.72.62025
U.S. average3.315.52025

Reported crimes per 1,000 residents in each town’s latest year; * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people; — = not graded. Distances are straight-line. Nearby towns can be very different from La Prairie: a small village and a city aren’t alike.

Be ready

Know who to call, and what the weather can do

For emergencies, the nearest ER, and the storms and floods La Prairie plans for.

Emergencies911

Police, fire or medical, anywhere in La Prairie.

Nearest emergency roomSanford Medical Center Aberdeen

Aberdeen · 19.3 miles

Directions Health care →
Storms & floods
LowFEMA riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHail

Expected damage is higher than in 29% of U.S. communities.

Natural hazards in La Prairie →

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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Natural hazards: FEMA National Risk Index and flood insurance claims. Hospitals: CMS Hospital General Information. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.

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