2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Brookings, SD vs Charleston, SC

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- Charleston has 55% more violent crime than Brookings.
- Charleston has 40% more property crime than Brookings.
 Brookings, SDCharleston, SCUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock17.722.7
 Property Crime21.4  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Brookings    5 Reviews

The 165-foot tall Coughlin Campanile in Brookings, SD, can be seen from miles away, marking Brookings, South Dakota, home of South Dakota State University. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

Nice Midwestern  More

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i am originally from arizona, abandoned here by my ex husband. being a minority in the area is not the best idea as this city is slow to accept new comers to the area.  More

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 5 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Brookings, South DakotaCrime Index
 Rolland Colony, SD 
 Bruce, SD7.7
 Aurora town (Brookings County), SD9.3
 White, SD9.65
 Sinai, SD10.25
 Volga, SD10.35
 Elkton, SD10.6
 Bushnell, SD13.3
 Brookings, SD14.7

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