Ranking of South Dakota Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2023

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, the South Dakota city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Sioux Falls (5,932), followed by Rapid City (3,757), Aberdeen (617), Watertown (457), and Yankton (432).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2023, 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 2023
Sioux Falls
Rapid City
Aberdeen
Watertown
Yankton
Mitchell
Pierre
Huron
Brookings
Spearfish
Ranking of South Dakota Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2023
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Sioux Falls 5932
2 Rapid City 3757
3 Aberdeen 617
4 Watertown 457
5 Yankton 432
6 Mitchell 391
6 Pierre 391
7 Huron 326
8 Brookings 311
9 Spearfish 287
10 Box Elder 272
11 Sturgis 207
12 Vermillion 206
13 Tea 99
14 Belle Fourche 86
15 Wagner 75
16 Chamberlain 72
17 North Sioux City 57
18 Madison 54
19 Canton 48
19 Martin 48
20 Deadwood 45
21 Flandreau 36
21 Summerset 36
22 Beresford 28
23 Lead 22
24 Lennox 20
25 Winner 18
26 Elk Point 14
27 Hot Springs 12
28 Sisseton 2