Ranking of South Dakota Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021

Updated on November 1, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, among South Dakota cities with a population of at least 10K, Rapid City had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (641.97), followed by Box Elder (579.26), Sioux Falls (538.36), Mitchell (444.7), and Yankton (368.12).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2021, and the table below shows the ranking of South Dakota cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent crime rate per 100K.

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 Violent 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.
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Ranking of South Dakota Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
Rapid City
Box Elder
Sioux Falls
Mitchell
Yankton
Huron
Pierre
Watertown
Spearfish
Vermillion
Ranking of South Dakota Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Rapid City 641.97
2 Box Elder 579.26
3 Sioux Falls 538.36
4 Mitchell 444.70
5 Yankton 368.12
6 Huron 355.45
7 Pierre 328.23
8 Watertown 223.38
9 Spearfish 174.32
10 Vermillion 153.32
11 Brookings 107.62
12 Brandon 67.98