The police behind Wolf Creek Colony’s crime figures
The closest graded town is Mitchell, 34 miles away, at C. Wolf Creek Colony has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Hutchinson County. The Hutchinson 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 Wolf Creek Colony alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Wolf Creek Colony
Policed by the county
Wolf Creek Colony is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Hutchinson County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Hutchinson County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Wolf Creek Colony. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest South Dakota towns with their own police figures are Mitchell (C, 34 mi), Yankton (C, 34 mi), Lennox (A−, 36 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Wolf Creek Colony. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Hutchinson County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Hutchinson County without police of their own, which include Wolf Creek Colony.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2024 offenses reported by the Hutchinson County Sheriff’s Office
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.
The nearest South Dakota towns with a Safety Grade
Straight-line distance from the center of Wolf Creek Colony. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Wolf Creek Colony.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Wolf Creek Colony and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
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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.
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 Wolf Creek Colony
Is Wolf Creek Colony, SD safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Wolf Creek Colony. The nearest South Dakota towns with a grade are Mitchell (C, 34 mi), Yankton (C, 34 mi), Lennox (A−, 36 mi).
Who polices Wolf Creek Colony?
The Hutchinson County Sheriff’s Office. Wolf Creek Colony is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Hutchinson 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.