South Dakota Crime Rate 1979-2018

Interactive chart of South Dakota violent crime rate and statistics by year from 1979 to 2018. In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, violent crime statistics are composed of four offenses: murder/homicide and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes are defined in the UCR Program as those offenses which involve force or threat of force.
  • The South Dakota crime rate for 2018 was 404.65 per 100,000 population, a 5.84% decline from 2017.
  • The South Dakota crime rate for 2017 was 429.76 per 100,000 population, a 1.83% increase from 2016.
  • The South Dakota crime rate for 2016 was 422.03 per 100,000 population, a 9.65% increase from 2015.
  • The South Dakota crime rate for 2015 was 384.88 per 100,000 population, a 17.25% increase from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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All 50 States Ranked
State Name Population Rate
District Of Columbia 702,455 995.94
Alaska 737,438 884.96
New Mexico 2,095,428 856.58
Tennessee 6,770,010 623.72
Arkansas 3,013,825 543.63
Nevada 3,034,392 541.13
Louisiana 4,659,978 537.53
Alabama 4,887,871 519.63
Missouri 6,126,452 502.05
South Carolina 5,084,127 488.28
Arizona 7,171,646 474.90
Maryland 6,042,718 468.66
Oklahoma 3,943,079 466.13
Michigan 9,995,915 449.36
California 39,557,045 447.41
Kansas 2,911,505 439.02
Delaware 967,171 423.61
Texas 28,701,845 410.87
South Dakota 882,235 404.65
Illinois 12,741,080 404.13
Colorado 5,695,564 397.22
Florida 21,299,325 384.89
Indiana 6,691,878 382.27
North Carolina 10,383,620 377.61
Montana 1,062,305 374.09
New York 19,542,209 350.50
Massachusetts 6,902,149 338.11
Georgia 10,519,475 326.58
Washington State 7,535,591 311.48
Pennsylvania 12,807,060 306.02
Wisconsin 5,813,568 295.45
West Virginia 1,805,832 289.95
Oregon 4,190,713 285.54
Nebraska 1,929,268 284.77
North Dakota 760,077 280.63
Ohio 11,689,442 279.94
Iowa 3,156,145 250.08
Hawaii 1,420,491 248.65
Mississippi 2,986,530 234.35
Utah 3,161,105 233.08
Idaho 1,754,208 227.05
Minnesota 5,611,179 220.43
Rhode Island 1,057,315 219.14
Wyoming 577,737 212.21
Kentucky 4,468,402 211.87
New Jersey 8,908,520 208.08
Connecticut 3,572,665 207.44
Virginia 8,517,685 199.96
New Hampshire 1,356,458 173.17
Vermont 626,299 171.96
Maine 1,338,404 112.15
Historical Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 Population
Year South Dakota United States
2018 404.65 380.56
2017 429.76 394.86
2016 422.03 397.52
2015 384.88 373.74
2014 328.25 361.55
2013 323.24 369.13
2012 323.84 387.75
2011 255.59 387.06
2010 268.92 404.50
2009 218.74 431.88
2008 276.92 458.61
2007 241.89 471.77
2006 264.86 479.34
2005 178.99 469.04
2004 171.16 463.16
2003 173.75 475.84
2002 177.53 494.38
2001 154.42 504.52
2000 166.79 506.53
1999 167.36 522.95
1998 154.34 567.59
1997 197.43 610.98
1996 177.19 636.64
1995 207.54 684.46
1994 227.60 713.59
1993 208.39 747.15
1992 194.51 757.67
1991 182.22 758.18
1990 162.79 729.61
1989 135.52 666.90
1988 113.71 640.58
1987 119.75 612.49
1986 124.72 620.14
1985 136.58 558.06
1984 147.45 539.93
1983 120.00 538.12
1982 98.99 570.82
1981 104.82 593.47
1980 126.85 596.64
1979 159.07 548.86