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Safety in White Rock Colony · Not graded

White Rock Colony: recorded crime, not graded

White Rock Colony has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Roberts County. The Roberts County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for White Rock Colony alone, and no Safety Grade. The closest graded town is Sisseton, 26 miles away, at B−.

Violent crimes
6
reported by the county police, 2025
whole area it covers
Property crimes
9
reported by the county police, 2025
whole area it covers
Nearest graded town
26 mi
Sisseton (B−)
What stands out · In brief

What stands out about safety in White Rock Colony

Policed by the county

White Rock Colony is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Roberts County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓

Counts, not rates

The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Roberts County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for White Rock Colony. County police ↓

The nearest graded towns

The closest South Dakota towns with their own police figures are Sisseton (B−, 26 mi), Watertown (C+, 74 mi), Aberdeen (C, 94 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from White Rock Colony. Nearest ↓

Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.

Who reports for White Rock Colony

What the Roberts County Sheriff’s Office reports

Roberts County Sheriff’s Office

Reports to the FBI for the parts of Roberts County without police of their own, which include White Rock Colony.

Property crimes

Violent crimes

2025 offenses reported by the Roberts County Sheriff’s Office

Larceny / theft7
Burglary2
Vehicle theft0
Aggravated assault5
Robbery1
Rape0
Homicide0
Arson0

Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.

Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.

Nearest with figures

The nearest South Dakota towns with a Safety Grade

TownGradeDistanceViolentProperty
SissetonB−26 mi2.67.9
WatertownC+74 mi2.611.4
AberdeenC94 mi4.014.7
BrookingsB111 mi1.010.7
FlandreauB−129 mi2.19.8
HuronC132 mi2.516.5

Straight-line distance from the center of White Rock Colony. Nearby towns can differ a lot from White Rock Colony.

Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Next door

White Rock Colony and its neighbors

White Rock Colony
A rangeB rangeC rangeD rangeNot graded
TownGradeViolentProperty

Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
  • A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
  • Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.

How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →

Questions about safety in White Rock Colony

Is White Rock Colony, SD safe?

There is no Safety Grade for White Rock Colony. The nearest South Dakota towns with a grade are Sisseton (B−, 26 mi), Watertown (C+, 74 mi), Aberdeen (C, 94 mi).

Who polices White Rock Colony?

The Roberts County Sheriff’s Office. White Rock Colony is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Roberts County without police of their own.

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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. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.