Ranking of South Dakota Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2022

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2022, the South Dakota city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Sioux Falls (1,092), followed by Rapid City (532), Aberdeen (103), Pierre (69), and Yankton (62).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2022, and the table below shows the ranking of South Dakota cities with high number of Violent 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 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.
Ranking of South Dakota Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2022
Sioux Falls
Rapid City
Aberdeen
Pierre
Yankton
Box Elder
Mitchell
Watertown
Brookings
Spearfish
Ranking of South Dakota Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2022
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Sioux Falls 1092
2 Rapid City 532
3 Aberdeen 103
4 Pierre 69
5 Yankton 62
6 Box Elder 51
6 Mitchell 51
7 Watertown 50
8 Brookings 42
9 Spearfish 31
9 Sturgis 31
10 Tea 14
11 Canton 12
11 Chamberlain 12
12 Deadwood 11
13 Hot Springs 10
13 Sisseton 10
14 Martin 9
14 North Sioux City 9
15 Madison 8
16 Belle Fourche 7
17 Brandon 6
17 Flandreau 6
18 Mobridge 4
19 Beresford 2
20 Wagner 1