Ranking of South Dakota Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2019

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2019, the South Dakota city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Sioux Falls (6,579), followed by Rapid City (3,003), Aberdeen (789), Mitchell (601), and Yankton (462).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2019, 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 2019
Sioux Falls
Rapid City
Aberdeen
Mitchell
Yankton
Pierre
Watertown
Huron
Brookings
Spearfish
Ranking of South Dakota Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2019
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Sioux Falls 6579
2 Rapid City 3003
3 Aberdeen 789
4 Mitchell 601
5 Yankton 462
6 Pierre 448
7 Watertown 434
8 Huron 408
9 Brookings 370
10 Spearfish 292
11 Box Elder 258
12 Vermillion 230
13 Sturgis 165
14 Martin 107
15 Tea 104
16 Belle Fourche 98
17 Flandreau 97
18 Madison 95
19 Chamberlain 93
20 Canton 71
21 Summerset 62
22 North Sioux City 61
23 Hot Springs 44
24 Mobridge 39
25 Brandon 34
26 Wagner 20
27 Sisseton 19
28 Lead 18
29 Lennox 16
30 Beresford 12
31 Alcester 11
32 Freeman 10
33 Centerville 8
34 Kadoka 7
35 Philip 6
35 Platte 6
36 Elk Point 5
37 Deadwood 3
38 Clark 2
38 Kimball 2
38 Murdo 2
38 Tripp 2
39 Faith 1
40 Avon 0
40 Burke 0
40 Groton 0
40 Menno 0
40 Rosholt 0
40 Scotland 0
40 Springfield 0
40 Tyndall 0