Is Rapid City safe? United States travel risk
Is Rapid City safe right now? Checked 23 October 2026
Rapid City scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Rapid City scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Rapid City: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).
A score of 34 is higher than 25% of the cities we score.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Rapid City belongs to South Dakota (United States), centered at coordinates 44.0716° N, 103.2204° W (988 m above sea level). Distance to Washington is 2,246.5 km towards the E.
South Dakota
44.0716° N, 103.2204° W
988 m
America/Denver
90,421
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in United States
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.
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