Crime in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Sioux Falls saw an overall decrease in its reported crime rate between 2011 and 2017 with drugs contributing significantly towards this decline accounting for 28% percent of all crimes committed during 2017 alone. Despite these encouraging statistics there remains certain areas within the city that are more prone to criminal activity when compared to others making vigilance essential here .

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

Sioux Falls violent crime is 25.5. (The US average is 22.7)

Sioux Falls property crime is 44.4. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Sioux Falls, SD Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	333.7	1.7	67.4	45.8	218.8	3233.6	501.8	2537.1	194.7
2001	260.7	1.6	61.2	30.6	167.4	3062.9	548	2368.4	146.5
2002	316.8	0.8	92	41.6	182.4	3034.5	521.6	2356.9	156
2003	299.1	2.3	79.4	30.5	187	3069.9	587.6	2286.9	195.3
2004	308.9	2.2	80	31.9	194.8	3241.8	678.6	2352.9	210.4
2005	343.8	2.9	105.4	51.6	183.9	3099.1	495.7	2364.3	239.1
2006	303	5	81.8	24.2	192	2557.7	546.3	1860.7	150.8
2007	262.8	1.4	65.5	30.3	165.5	2607.2	435.2	1987.1	184.8
2008	336.5	3.2	83.8	29.7	219.8	2538.2	424.9	1953.5	159.9
2009	286.1	0.6	83.8	29.6	172.1	2904.7	471.4	2258.7	174.6
2010	300	1.9	59.7	34.2	204.1	3020.9	615.5	2263.5	141.9
2011	282.5	3.2	69.3	48.2	161.8	3022	565	2281.7	175.3
2012	398.5	1.3	87.8	44.2	265.2	3183.4	567.7	2426.8	188.8
2013	393.2	1.9	85.3	41.4	264.6	3047.8	537.9	2346.8	163.2
2014	442.2	2.4	89	52.6	298.2	2950.9	505.6	2257.1	188.2
2015	475.3	1.2	77.8	50.5	345.9	3299.2	632	2424.1	243.2
2016	512.1	3.4	81.1	69.1	358.5	3176.1	496.1	2327.1	352.8
2017	450.3	2.2	68	56.2	323.8	2857.4	368.2	2225.6	263.6
2018	437	2.8	67.1	59.3	307.8	2932.3	361.5	2269.1	301.7
2019	483.2	2.2	62.5	36.6	381.9	3045.3	374.4	2316.5	354.5

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Harrisburg, SD	302.4	806.5	992	8	2003
Tea, SD	135.6	1,627.7	4,021	8	2019
Brandon, SD	68.3	263.6	7,231	8	2019
Worthing, SD	0.0	0.0	943	15	2016
Lennox, SD	201.9	444.3	2,225	15	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Des Moines, IA	712.0	4,090.5	199,390	209	2019
Rochester, MN	214.8	1,881.3	100,589	215	2019
Fargo, ND	450.5	3,121.9	93,830	230	2019
Cedar Rapids, IA	257.4	3,335.6	121,189	278	2019
Topeka, KS	712.3	4,990.6	122,545	316	2019

Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

Reviews for Sioux Falls 56 Reviews

Four Stars for Now - It Could Go Either Way - 2/7/2023
I've lived in Sioux Falls for 2 years. I've found it to be a good place to live. The city is not too big, and has an thriving economy. Traffic is not bad, but as the... Read More

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Sioux Falls - not so bad after all - 5/29/2022
Sioux Falls isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’ve lived here for 2 years and my experience has been pleasant. Sioux Falls is a decent sized city, not too big or... Read More

Tyler | Sioux Falls, SD | Reply | No Replies

Crime is on the rise - 6/21/2021
Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and... Read More

Jared | Sioux Falls, SD | Reply | 1 Reply

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