Ranking of South Dakota Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2012
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, the South Dakota city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Sioux Falls (5,728), followed by Rapid City (3,995), Watertown (587), Aberdeen (579), and Pierre (553).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2012, 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.
| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sioux Falls | 5728 |
| 2 | Rapid City | 3995 |
| 3 | Watertown | 587 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 579 |
| 5 | Pierre | 553 |
| 6 | Yankton | 496 |
| 7 | Mitchell | 487 |
| 8 | Huron | 470 |
| 9 | Spearfish | 393 |
| 10 | Vermillion | 278 |
| 11 | Box Elder | 225 |
| 12 | Belle Fourche | 150 |
| 13 | Sturgis | 149 |
| 14 | Chamberlain | 110 |
| 15 | Tea | 99 |
| 16 | Madison | 97 |
| 17 | Mobridge | 80 |
| 18 | Sisseton | 75 |
| 19 | Canton | 70 |
| 20 | Flandreau | 63 |
| 21 | Brookings | 48 |
| 22 | Lead | 41 |
| 23 | Brandon | 33 |
| 24 | Deadwood | 31 |
| 24 | Hot Springs | 31 |
| 25 | North Sioux City | 29 |
| 26 | Martin | 23 |
| 26 | Wagner | 23 |
| 27 | Beresford | 22 |
| 28 | Winner | 18 |
| 29 | Eagle Butte | 13 |
| 30 | Parkston | 12 |
| 31 | Kadoka | 11 |
| 31 | Lennox | 11 |
| 32 | Estelline | 9 |
| 33 | Summerset | 8 |
| 34 | Freeman | 6 |
| 34 | Miller | 6 |
| 34 | Selby | 6 |
| 35 | Centerville | 2 |
| 35 | Gettysburg | 2 |
| 35 | Whitewood | 2 |
| 36 | Faith | 1 |
| 36 | Irene | 1 |
| 36 | Jefferson | 1 |
| 36 | Kimball | 1 |
| 36 | Lemmon | 1 |
| 36 | Rosholt | 1 |
| 36 | Tripp | 1 |
| 37 | Armour | 0 |
| 37 | Avon | 0 |
| 37 | Burke | 0 |
| 37 | Hermosa | 0 |
| 37 | Hoven | 0 |
| 37 | Leola | 0 |
| 37 | McIntosh | 0 |
| 37 | Menno | 0 |
| 37 | Philip | 0 |
| 37 | Scotland | 0 |
| 37 | Springfield | 0 |
| 37 | Tyndall | 0 |
| 37 | Viborg | 0 |
| 37 | Worthing | 0 |
