Safest Cities in South Dakota
Crime rate rankings for 39 cities • Latest FBI Data
🟢 Top 20 Safest Cities in South Dakota
| # | City | Score | Grade | Population | Violent/100k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot Springs | 95 | A | 3,686 | 189.9 |
| 2 | Lennox | 95 | A | 2,518 | 79.4 |
| 3 | Parkston | 95 | A | 1,539 | 65.0 |
| 4 | Scotland | 95 | A | 785 | 127.4 |
| 5 | Jefferson | 95 | A | 440 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Elk Point | 92 | A | 2,054 | 48.7 |
| 7 | Brandon | 91 | A | 10,935 | 73.2 |
| 8 | Summerset | 90 | A | 3,008 | 66.5 |
| 9 | Miller | 90 | A | 1,319 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Burke | 87 | A | 577 | 173.3 |
| 11 | Whitewood | 84 | A | 962 | 207.9 |
| 12 | Brookings | 83 | A | 24,638 | 85.2 |
| 13 | Lead | 83 | A | 3,054 | 163.7 |
| 14 | Madison | 80 | A | 6,069 | 148.3 |
| 15 | Winner | 80 | A | 2,914 | 137.3 |
| 16 | Tea | 79 | B | 8,055 | 136.6 |
| 17 | Sisseton | 78 | B | 2,401 | 208.2 |
| 18 | Clark | 78 | B | 1,162 | 344.2 |
| 19 | Mobridge | 77 | B | 3,217 | 279.8 |
| 20 | Flandreau | 77 | B | 2,353 | 170.0 |
🔴 Most Dangerous Cities in South Dakota
| # | City | Score | Grade | Population | Violent/100k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deadwood | 56 | C | 1,413 | 990.8 |
| 2 | Rapid City | 57 | C | 80,957 | 718.9 |
| 3 | Wagner | 58 | C | 1,407 | 639.7 |
| 4 | Sioux Falls | 61 | C | 210,926 | 526.7 |
| 5 | Pierre | 64 | C | 13,822 | 506.4 |
| 6 | Chamberlain | 66 | B | 2,497 | 440.5 |
| 7 | Spearfish | 70 | B | 13,657 | 263.6 |
| 8 | Box Elder | 70 | B | 14,589 | 349.6 |
| 9 | Huron | 70 | B | 14,740 | 291.7 |
| 10 | Mitchell | 70 | B | 15,607 | 262.7 |
About South Dakota Crime Data
This ranking includes 39 cities in South Dakota with crime data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program for 2024. Safety scores are calculated using violent crime rates, property crime rates, and population data.
All 39 Cities in South Dakota With Crime Data
Aberdeen · Belle Fourche · Beresford · Box Elder · Brandon · Brookings · Burke · Centerville · Chamberlain · Clark · Deadwood · Elk Point · Flandreau · Hot Springs · Huron · Jefferson · Lead · Lennox · Madison · Miller · Mitchell · Mobridge · North Sioux City · Parkston · Pierre · Rapid City · Scotland · Sioux Falls · Sisseton · Spearfish · Sturgis · Summerset · Tea · Vermillion · Wagner · Watertown · Whitewood · Winner · Yankton
South Dakota Counties
Aurora County · Beadle County · Bon Homme County · Brookings County · Brown County · Charles Mix County · Clay County · Codington County · Corson County · Custer County · Davison County · Day County · Deuel County · Edmunds County · Fall River County · Hamlin County · Hughes County · Jackson County · Jerauld County · Kingsbury County · Lake County · Lawrence County · Lincoln County · Marshall County · Mccook County · Mcpherson County · Meade County · Miner County · Minnehaha County · Moody County · Pennington County · Perkins County · Roberts County · Spink County · Stanley County · Tripp County · Union County · Walworth County · Yankton County