Ranking of South Dakota Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2018

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, the South Dakota city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Sioux Falls (6,112), followed by Rapid City (2,693), Aberdeen (730), Mitchell (656), and Yankton (454).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2018, and the table below shows the ranking of South Dakota cities with high number of Total crimes.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in South Dakota, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Total crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for South Dakota cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
Ranking of South Dakota Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2018
Sioux Falls
Rapid City
Aberdeen
Mitchell
Yankton
Pierre
Watertown
Spearfish
Brookings
Huron
Ranking of South Dakota Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2018
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Sioux Falls 6112
2 Rapid City 2693
3 Aberdeen 730
4 Mitchell 656
5 Yankton 454
6 Pierre 452
7 Watertown 449
8 Spearfish 400
9 Brookings 370
10 Huron 277
11 Vermillion 243
12 Box Elder 220
13 Sturgis 185
14 Belle Fourche 137
15 Martin 99
16 Madison 92
17 Tea 83
18 Chamberlain 80
19 Canton 67
20 Flandreau 66
21 Brandon 65
22 North Sioux City 60
23 Hot Springs 48
24 Summerset 39
25 Winner 37
26 Sisseton 34
27 Beresford 28
27 Wagner 28
28 Lead 17
29 Freeman 11
29 Miller 11
30 Centerville 10
31 Viborg 9
32 Clark 8
33 Jefferson 6
33 Kadoka 6
34 Faith 3
34 Platte 3
35 Murdo 2
35 Whitewood 2
36 Deadwood 1
36 Philip 1
37 Alcester 0
37 Avon 0
37 Burke 0
37 Hermosa 0
37 Kimball 0
37 Menno 0
37 Parkston 0
37 Rosholt 0
37 Scotland 0
37 Springfield 0
37 Tripp 0
37 Tyndall 0
37 Webster 0