Crime in South Dakota: rates, trends and every county

Crime reported to police in South Dakota since 1979 (FBI estimates), and the counts reported by each county's police agencies.

307.5 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 327.6.
1,312.3 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 1,534.8.
28murders2025: 3.0 per 100,000.

South Dakota since 1979

Violent crime rate per 100,000, South Dakota 0132263395526 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Property crime rate per 100,000, South Dakota 0818163624543272 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Every year, by type of crime
YearViolentRateMurderRobberyAgg. assaultPropertyRateBurglaryVehicle theft
20252,875307.5281592,26012,2711,312.31,4011,250
20243,081333.2402082,39414,4041,557.71,7161,753
20233,234352.2261892,55314,9031,622.92,0502,251
20223,448379.0402302,66915,8091,737.62,3912,201
20213,511391.8271762,71715,0381,678.02,4172,093
20204,476501.4402743,56317,4681,956.73,0362,315
20193,523397.1161902,67015,6861,768.22,6621,759
20183,483396.4122222,63215,1911,728.82,5021,452
20173,753429.8272642,88716,5881,899.52,8351,468
20163,636422.0282742,80817,2071,997.23,0021,500
20153,302384.9332152,55416,7391,951.12,9691,194
20142,801328.3231992,10116,0361,879.32,8171,010
20132,733323.2181562,05216,2741,924.83,383936
20122,701323.8231571,92117,3262,077.33,2801,073
20112,105255.6201671,41515,2991,857.62,927949
20102,196268.9231541,63415,1881,859.93,192800
20091,777218.7301171,12914,3781,769.92,621866
20082,227276.9371341,49413,8671,724.32,683918
20071,926241.9311181,34413,8291,736.82,647784
20062,071264.9301581,41813,8121,766.43,024834
20051,387179.01814584713,6941,767.22,505839
20041,319171.21711285414,8851,931.63,148847
20031,329173.71010485915,3242,003.42,878874
20021,350177.51111786115,9922,103.03,034819
20011,171154.4710371016,4732,172.33,087815
20001,259166.8713181616,2522,153.02,896798
19991,227167.41810377018,1592,476.93,255861
19981,139154.31014972218,2272,469.83,458763
19971,457197.41017291822,4913,047.64,088858
19961,297177.2913885020,4432,792.84,077834
19951,513207.5131891,01220,7992,853.13,942881
19941,641227.6101351,19320,7262,874.63,938872
19931,490208.4241071,04119,6612,749.83,927819
19921,383194.5412089119,9392,804.43,849719
19911,281182.21213285820,3662,897.04,146808
19901,133162.8148679419,1162,746.53,671767
1989969135.598464718,2302,549.73,394779
1988813113.7228751217,6412,467.33,703683
1987849119.7138760318,1382,558.33,787678
1986883124.72811561518,3462,591.23,919699
1985967136.61312166517,7302,504.23,867721
19841,041147.51310573317,4032,465.03,529772
1983840120.01511159516,9932,427.63,820720
198268499.01911846817,5922,545.93,885818
1981718104.81212250519,9222,908.34,348987
1980873126.8513864421,4473,116.34,7661,160
19791,096159.11414082919,2972,800.74,3161,199

Rates per 100,000 residents.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated crimes.

By county

CountyYearViolent rateProperty rateAgencies
Aurora County2025181.4435.31
Beadle County2025235.31,079.42
Bennett County2022318.91,333.72
Bon Homme County202058.114.55
Brookings County202587.5644.73
Brown County2020406.91,110.63
Brule County2020320.91,736.83
Butte County2025163.2463.83
Campbell County20220.0143.41
Charles Mix County2025279.1867.34
Clark County202026.7214.02
Clay County2025169.7972.62
Codington County2025172.7656.82
Corson County2024114.3411.53
Custer County2025100.2330.62
Davison County2025261.21,320.92
Day County20180.00.03
Deuel County202569.0184.11
Dewey County201869.369.33
Douglas County202546.793.54
Edmunds County202498.60.01
Faulk County202546.70.01
Hamlin County201776.5140.24
Hand County2019124.3186.52
Hanson County202157.4344.61
Harding County20250.059.32
Hughes County2025474.61,566.92
Hutchinson County202096.1247.15
Hyde County20250.0108.22
Jackson County201889.8119.72
Jerauld County20250.0176.31
Jones County2018214.8429.62
Kingsbury County202580.648.32
Lake County202572.6608.42
Lawrence County2025178.91,205.15
Lincoln County2016442.12,801.78
Lyman County202278.1520.81
Marshall County202545.2203.51
McCook County202534.4103.25
McPherson County202587.4582.43
Meade County2020283.01,911.25
Mellette County20190.0345.01
Miner County2025130.2303.71
Minnehaha County2025109.4320.15
Moody County202568.8233.93
Oglala Lakota County20160.00.01
Pennington County2025696.52,908.62
Perkins County20250.0378.02
Potter County202080.2200.63
Roberts County2024170.6215.45
Sanborn County2025163.4130.72
Spink County2024110.1134.52
Stanley County202538.577.02
Todd County20200.039.11
Tripp County2025156.5347.92
Turner County201862.5446.67
Union County2024104.7449.75
Walworth County2025150.5250.84
Yankton County2025186.61,094.02
Ziebach County20200.00.01

Each county's latest complete year: crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. A year is shown only when every agency reported the full year and its total is in line with the years around it, so some counties show an older year or are missing. State police and campus crimes aren't included.

What these numbers are

  • FBI figures count crimes to police, from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. National and state totals are FBI , which fill in for agencies that didn't report.
  • 2021 is different: The FBI retired its Summary Reporting System on January 1, 2021 and accepted only NIBRS data for 2021, so agencies covering 77.0% of the population (monthly average) reported that year, against 96.2% in 2019. The FBI's 2021 estimates fill the gap statistically and carry more uncertainty. The switch was to .
  • Many crimes are never reported to police. The asks people directly, so it counts those too; in 2024, about 47.9% of violent victimizations were reported to police.
  • Definitions change: the FBI broadened its definition of rape in 2013, so rape counts before and after aren't comparable. is the largest share of violent crime; is the largest share of property crime.
  • We show the agencies' figures as published and don't credit or blame any official, party or policy for them: crime rises and falls for many reasons that these counts can't separate.

Quick answers

What is the crime rate in South Dakota?
In 2025, 307.5 violent and 1,312.3 property crimes per 100,000 residents in South Dakota (FBI estimates), against 327.6 and 1,534.8 for the U.S.
How many murders were there in South Dakota?
28 in 2025 (FBI estimate), 3.0 per 100,000.

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