Ranking of South Dakota Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2016

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, the South Dakota city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Sioux Falls (6,505), followed by Rapid City (3,504), Aberdeen (759), Pierre (705), and Watertown (687).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2016, 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 2016
Sioux Falls
Rapid City
Aberdeen
Pierre
Watertown
Mitchell
Yankton
Brookings
Spearfish
Huron
Ranking of South Dakota Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2016
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Sioux Falls 6505
2 Rapid City 3504
3 Aberdeen 759
4 Pierre 705
5 Watertown 687
6 Mitchell 671
7 Yankton 501
8 Brookings 411
9 Spearfish 405
10 Huron 293
11 Vermillion 232
12 Box Elder 199
13 Sturgis 135
14 Belle Fourche 89
14 Chamberlain 89
15 Martin 83
16 Madison 80
17 Tea 76
18 Flandreau 71
19 Mobridge 60
20 North Sioux City 52
21 Hot Springs 49
22 Brandon 38
23 Canton 34
24 Wagner 29
25 Winner 27
26 Clark 25
27 Summerset 21
28 Beresford 17
29 Lead 16
30 Miller 14
31 Alcester 13
31 Sisseton 13
32 Deadwood 11
32 Lennox 11
33 Kadoka 6
34 Whitewood 4
35 Parkston 3
35 Tripp 3
35 Viborg 3
36 Eagle Butte 2
37 Rosholt 1
38 Avon 0
38 Burke 0
38 Freeman 0
38 Hermosa 0
38 Leola 0
38 Menno 0
38 Philip 0
38 Scotland 0
38 Springfield 0
38 Tyndall 0
38 Worthing 0