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Pierre, SD Crime and Crime Rate

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The Pierre crime rate is higher than the South Dakota average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #75

Pierre, SD	1,614.98
South Dakota	1,042.10
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Pierre, SD Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Pierre, SD	Count	0	11	1	37	38	365	34	0
	Pierre, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	78.2	7.1	263.1	270.3	2,595.8	241.8	0.0	1,570
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	2.3	48.4	23.4	245.7	330.3	1,415.5	118.0	NA	1,136
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Pierre, SD	Count	0	13	2	16	43	357	12	0
	Pierre, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	92.9	14.3	114.3	307.2	2,550.7	85.7	0.0	1,434
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	2.4	41.3	18.8	236.2	399.1	1,404.6	111.0	NA	1,113
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Pierre, SD	Count	1	14	2	27	58	423	26	2
	Pierre, SD	Per 100,000	7.1	99.9	14.3	192.6	413.8	3,018.0	185.5	14.3	1,875
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	3.0	70.2	19.0	229.7	391.0	1,541.4	127.8	NA	1,299
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Pierre, SD	Count	0	7	2	17	82	392	24	3
	Pierre, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	50.7	14.5	123.1	593.7	2,838.1	173.8	21.7	1,493
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	2.5	60.2	20.3	171.1	351.8	1,351.1	114.8	NA	1,112
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Pierre, SD	Count	0	5	2	19	81	345	23	1
	Pierre, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	35.7	14.3	135.7	578.4	2,463.8	164.3	7.1	1,323
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	2.8	47.9	18.9	198.9	390.7	1,364.1	97.6	NA	1,094
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Pierre, SD	Count	0	12	2	13	77	404	28	1
	Pierre, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	86.3	14.4	93.5	553.9	2,906.3	201.4	7.2	1,651
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	2.6	54.8	13.7	114.6	305.2	1,314.2	100.1	NA	979
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Pierre, SD	Count	0	14	3	29	83	389	55	5
	Pierre, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	99.6	21.4	206.4	590.7	2,768.5	391.4	35.6	1,922
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	3.2	53.7	14.9	129.6	302.2	1,244.0	99.5	NA	981
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Pierre, SD	Count	0	9	1	24	80	444	23	5
	Pierre, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	63.7	7.1	169.9	566.4	3,143.6	162.8	35.4	1,651
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	2.1	38.7	14.1	114.3	298.7	1,261.3	92.3	NA	872
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827

Hate Crime Index

Pierre, SD	97.63
South Dakota	52.44
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Pierre, SD Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Pierre, SD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pierre, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	2.2	1.2	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.1	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Pierre, SD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pierre, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	1.7	1.3	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Pierre, SD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pierre, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	3.8	2.6	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Pierre, SD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pierre, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	2.9	2.1	0.3	0.5	0.0	0.0	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Pierre, SD	Count	4	1	0	0	3	0
	Pierre, SD	Per 100,000	28.6	7.1	0.0	0.0	21.4	0.0	285
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	7.0	3.7	0.1	1.5	1.7	0.0	70
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Pierre, SD	Count	2	0	2	0	0	0
	Pierre, SD	Per 100,000	14.4	0.0	14.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	143
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	5.8	3.6	0.7	0.6	1.0	0.0	57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Pierre, SD	Count	4	2	0	1	1	0
	Pierre, SD	Per 100,000	28.5	14.2	0.0	7.1	7.1	0.0	284
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	6.1	2.9	1.3	1.0	0.7	0.1	61
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Pierre, SD	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Pierre, SD	Per 100,000	7.1	7.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	70
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	5.5	3.1	0.9	0.1	1.3	0.0	55
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Pierre, SD	2.08
South Dakota	2.44
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Pierre, SD Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Pierre, SD	Count	42	26	16
	Pierre, SD	Per 100,000	298.7	184.9	113.8	2.42
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	342.4	196.2	146.2	2.69
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Pierre, SD	Count	32	27	5
	Pierre, SD	Per 100,000	228.6	192.9	35.7	2.11
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	315.5	181.9	133.6	2.49
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Pierre, SD	Count	34	23	11
	Pierre, SD	Per 100,000	242.6	164.1	78.5	2.03
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	339.7	192.2	147.6	2.66
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Pierre, SD	Count	38	24	14
	Pierre, SD	Per 100,000	275.1	173.8	101.4	2.24
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	345.1	187.9	157.1	2.67
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Pierre, SD	Count	37	24	13
	Pierre, SD	Per 100,000	264.2	171.4	92.8	2.18
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	296.9	186.0	110.8	2.41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Pierre, SD	Count	37	24	13
	Pierre, SD	Per 100,000	266.2	172.6	93.5	2.19
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	288.5	183.2	105.2	2.36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Pierre, SD	Count	37	25	12
	Pierre, SD	Per 100,000	263.3	177.9	85.4	2.21
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	284.1	179.0	105.1	2.32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Pierre, SD	Count	38	25	13
	Pierre, SD	Per 100,000	269.0	177.0	92.0	2.23
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	280.1	179.2	100.9	2.30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Pierre, SD	Count	34	23	11
2005	Pierre, SD	Count	36	24	12