Ranking of South Dakota Cities By Number of Violent 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 Violent Crimes was Sioux Falls (897), followed by Rapid City (536), Aberdeen (134), Mitchell (90), and Watertown (89).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2016, 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 2016
Sioux Falls
Rapid City
Aberdeen
Mitchell
Watertown
Pierre
Yankton
Brookings
Huron
Box Elder
Ranking of South Dakota Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2016
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Sioux Falls 897
2 Rapid City 536
3 Aberdeen 134
4 Mitchell 90
5 Watertown 89
6 Pierre 63
7 Yankton 48
8 Brookings 35
8 Huron 35
9 Box Elder 30
10 Spearfish 28
11 Vermillion 20
12 Chamberlain 18
13 Martin 17
14 Mobridge 15
15 Flandreau 14
16 Belle Fourche 13
17 Sturgis 10
17 Wagner 10
18 Hot Springs 9
18 Tea 9
18 Winner 9
19 Canton 7
20 Alcester 5
20 Deadwood 5
21 Beresford 4
21 Madison 4
22 Parkston 3
22 Sisseton 3
23 Clark 2
23 Lennox 2
23 Viborg 2
24 Kadoka 1
24 Lead 1
24 Whitewood 1
25 Avon 0
25 Brandon 0
25 Burke 0
25 Eagle Butte 0
25 Freeman 0
25 Hermosa 0
25 Leola 0
25 Menno 0
25 Miller 0
25 North Sioux City 0
25 Philip 0
25 Rosholt 0
25 Scotland 0
25 Springfield 0
25 Summerset 0
25 Tripp 0
25 Tyndall 0
25 Worthing 0