South Dakota Crime Statistics
Crime data for 39 cities and 42 counties in South Dakota (SD). Data from 141 law enforcement agencies.
Violent Crime Rate
320/100K
Property Crime Rate
1535.5/100K
Population
924,669
Data Year
2024
Crime Trends
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Rate | Property Crime | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 924,669 | 2,959 | 320 | 14,198 | 1535.5 |
| 2023 | 919,318 | 3,069 | 333.8 | 14,265 | 1551.7 |
| 2022 | 909,824 | 3,272 | 359.6 | 15,131 | 1663.1 |
| 2021 | 895,376 | 3,300 | 368.6 | 14,350 | 1602.7 |
| 2020 | 892,717 | 4,146 | 464.4 | 16,262 | 1821.6 |
| 2019 | 884,659 | 3,021 | 341.5 | 15,105 | 1707.4 |
| 2018 | 882,235 | 3,070 | 348 | 14,595 | 1654.3 |
| 2017 | 869,666 | 3,499 | 402.3 | 15,597 | 1793.4 |
| 2016 | 865,454 | 3,491 | 403.4 | 16,729 | 1933 |
| 2015 | 858,469 | 3,288 | 383 | 16,046 | 1869.1 |
| 2014 | 853,175 | 2,699 | 316.3 | 15,591 | 1827.4 |
Cities in South Dakota
| City | Population |
|---|---|
| Sioux Falls | 210,926 |
| Rapid City | 80,957 |
| Aberdeen | 28,004 |
| Brookings | 24,638 |
| Watertown | 23,417 |
| Yankton | 15,698 |
| Mitchell | 15,607 |
| Huron | 14,740 |
| Box Elder | 14,589 |
| Pierre | 13,822 |
| Spearfish | 13,657 |
| Vermillion | 12,110 |
| Brandon | 10,935 |
| Tea | 8,055 |
| Sturgis | 7,056 |
| Madison | 6,069 |
| Belle Fourche | 5,955 |
| Hot Springs | 3,686 |
| Mobridge | 3,217 |
| Lead | 3,054 |
| North Sioux City | 3,049 |
| Summerset | 3,008 |
| Winner | 2,914 |
| Lennox | 2,518 |
| Chamberlain | 2,497 |
| Sisseton | 2,401 |
| Flandreau | 2,353 |
| Beresford | 2,079 |
| Elk Point | 2,054 |
| Parkston | 1,539 |
| Deadwood | 1,413 |
| Wagner | 1,407 |
| Miller | 1,319 |
| Clark | 1,162 |
| Centerville | 968 |
| Whitewood | 962 |
| Scotland | 785 |
| Burke | 577 |
| Jefferson | 440 |
Counties in South Dakota
Aurora
Beadle
Bon Homme
Brookings
Brown
Charles Mix
Clay
Codington
Corson
Custer
Davison
Day
Deuel
Edmunds
Fall River
Faulk
Hamlin
Harding
Hughes
Hutchinson
Jackson
Jerauld
Kingsbury
Lake
Lawrence
Lincoln
Marshall
McCook
McPherson
Meade
Miner
Minnehaha
Moody
Pennington
Perkins
Roberts
Spink
Stanley
Tripp
Union
Walworth
Yankton