South Dakota Aggravated Assaults 1979-2018

Interactive chart of the South Dakota aggravated assault rate (i.e. the number of aggravated assaults per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
  • The South Dakota assault rate for 2018 was 304 per 100,000 population, a 8.04% decline from 2017.
  • The South Dakota assault rate for 2017 was 330.59 per 100,000 population, a 1.43% increase from 2016.
  • The South Dakota assault rate for 2016 was 325.93 per 100,000 population, a 9.48% increase from 2015.
  • The South Dakota assault rate for 2015 was 297.7 per 100,000 population, a 20.91% 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
New Mexico 2,095,428 648.94
Alaska 737,438 595.44
District Of Columbia 702,455 565.30
Tennessee 6,770,010 468.49
Arkansas 3,013,825 410.71
Alabama 4,887,871 387.57
Louisiana 4,659,978 383.39
South Carolina 5,084,127 362.82
Missouri 6,126,452 359.78
Oklahoma 3,943,079 331.82
Nevada 3,034,392 330.45
Kansas 2,911,505 328.32
Arizona 7,171,646 328.07
Michigan 9,995,915 310.34
South Dakota 882,235 304.00
Delaware 967,171 294.16
Montana 1,062,305 293.70
Maryland 6,042,718 267.02
California 39,557,045 266.48
North Carolina 10,383,620 265.09
Florida 21,299,325 260.81
Texas 28,701,845 256.62
Colorado 5,695,564 255.41
Indiana 6,691,878 251.56
Massachusetts 6,902,149 241.20
Illinois 12,741,080 239.69
New York 19,542,209 220.91
West Virginia 1,805,832 218.46
Georgia 10,519,475 216.58
North Dakota 760,077 205.24
Wisconsin 5,813,568 193.74
Washington State 7,535,591 189.12
Pennsylvania 12,807,060 188.00
Iowa 3,156,145 187.92
Nebraska 1,929,268 179.39
Oregon 4,190,713 175.63
Idaho 1,754,208 168.57
Mississippi 2,986,530 157.24
Ohio 11,689,442 151.20
Wyoming 577,737 150.59
Utah 3,161,105 136.63
Hawaii 1,420,491 135.52
Rhode Island 1,057,315 129.20
Minnesota 5,611,179 122.20
Connecticut 3,572,665 120.19
Virginia 8,517,685 118.73
New Jersey 8,908,520 117.45
Vermont 626,299 113.36
Kentucky 4,468,402 113.22
New Hampshire 1,356,458 105.79
Maine 1,338,404 60.00
Historical Aggravated Assault Rate per 100,000 Population
Year South Dakota United States
2018 304.00 246.79
2017 330.59 249.22
2016 325.93 248.29
2015 297.70 238.10
2014 246.22 229.25
2013 242.69 229.63
2012 230.32 242.78
2011 171.81 241.48
2010 200.10 252.75
2009 138.97 264.66
2008 185.78 277.47
2007 168.80 287.23
2006 181.35 291.95
2005 109.31 290.79
2004 110.82 288.56
2003 112.30 295.41
2002 113.22 309.54
2001 93.63 318.60
2000 108.10 323.96
1999 105.03 334.35
1998 97.83 361.37
1997 124.39 382.10
1996 116.12 391.00
1995 138.82 418.26
1994 165.46 427.61
1993 145.59 440.53
1992 125.32 441.90
1991 122.05 433.36
1990 114.08 422.85
1989 90.49 385.59
1988 71.61 372.23
1987 85.05 352.92
1986 86.86 347.44
1985 93.93 303.98
1984 103.82 290.62
1983 85.00 279.43
1982 67.73 288.99
1981 73.72 289.32
1980 93.58 298.49
1979 120.32 286.00