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Safest Cities in South Dakota

Crime rate rankings for 39 cities • Latest FBI Data

39
Cities
78
Avg Score
15
A-Rated

🟢 Top 20 Safest Cities in South Dakota

#CityScoreGradePopulationViolent/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

#CityScoreGradePopulationViolent/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.