Sturgis, SD Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sturgis, SD Summary

Crime in Sturgis research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Sturgis 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 Sturgis:

  • There were 218 total crimes committed in Sturgis the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,061.4 total crimes per 100K people in Sturgis.
  • The overall crime rate in Sturgis is 31.72% above the national average.
  • Sturgis ranks #52 safest out of 58 cities in South Dakota.
  • Sturgis ranks #8,198 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.

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Sturgis Vs South Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sturgis is 3,061.4 per 100,000 people. That's 31.72% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 24.54% higher than the South Dakota total crime rate of 2,458.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sturgis
/ 100k People
South Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 218 3,061.4 2,458.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 6.3
Robbery 1 14.0 30.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 26 365.1 399.1 268.2
Violent Crime 31 435.3 501.4 369.8
Burglary 59 828.5 340.1 269.8
Larceny 113 1,586.9 1,357.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 15 210.6 259.3 282.7
Property Crime 187 2,626.0 1,956.7 1,954.4

Sturgis 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 Sturgis

31
Violent Crimes
435.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
17.72%
Above The National Average
  • There were 31 violent crimes in Sturgis in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sturgis is 435.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 229.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sturgis each year. That compares to a 1 in 199.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 17.72% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -13.18% lower than the South Dakota violent crime rate of 501.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sturgis

187
Property Crimes
2,626.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
34.37%
Above The National Average
  • There were 187 property crimes in Sturgis in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sturgis is 2,626.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sturgis each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 34.37% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 34.21% higher than the South Dakota property crime rate of 1,956.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sturgis

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Box Elder, SD 12,710 235 1,848.9 1,447.7 401.3
Spearfish, SD 12,517 327 2,612.4 2,364.8 247.7
Belle Fourche, SD 5,799 81 1,396.8 1,276.1 120.7
Lead, SD 2,929 49 1,672.9 1,297.4 375.6
Summerset, SD 2,769 59 2,130.7 2,094.6 36.1
Deadwood, SD 1,255 51 4,063.7 3,187.3 876.5

Sturgis SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
9
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