Sioux Falls, SD Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sioux Falls, SD Summary

Crime in Sioux Falls research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Sioux Falls over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Sioux Falls:

  • There were 7,254 total crimes committed in Sioux Falls the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,629.2 total crimes per 100K people in Sioux Falls.
  • The overall crime rate in Sioux Falls is 56.15% above the national average.
  • Sioux Falls ranks #54 safest out of 58 cities in South Dakota.
  • Sioux Falls ranks #8,703 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

Additional research about crime in South Dakota

Sioux Falls Vs South Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sioux Falls is 3,629.2 per 100,000 people. That's 56.15% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 47.64% higher than the South Dakota total crime rate of 2,458.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sioux Falls
/ 100k People
South Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 7,254 3,629.2 2,458.1 2,324.2
Murder 7 3.5 4.5 6.3
Robbery 140 70.0 30.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 870 435.3 399.1 268.2
Violent Crime 1,092 546.3 501.4 369.8
Burglary 738 369.2 340.1 269.8
Larceny 4,345 2,173.8 1,357.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 1,079 539.8 259.3 282.7
Property Crime 6,162 3,082.9 1,956.7 1,954.4

Sioux Falls Crime Compared To South Dakota Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in South Dakota.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Sioux Falls

1,092
Violent Crimes
546.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
47.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,092 violent crimes in Sioux Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sioux Falls is 546.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 183.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sioux Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 199.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 47.74% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 8.96% higher than the South Dakota violent crime rate of 501.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sioux Falls

6,162
Property Crimes
3,082.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
57.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 6,162 property crimes in Sioux Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sioux Falls is 3,082.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sioux Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 57.74% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 57.55% higher than the South Dakota property crime rate of 1,956.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sioux Falls

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Brandon, SD 10,914 73 668.9 613.9 55.0
Tea, SD 6,894 110 1,595.6 1,392.5 203.1
Canton, SD 3,033 46 1,516.7 1,121.0 395.6
Lennox, SD 2,520 18 714.3 476.2 238.1

Sioux Falls SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
9.5
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