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The Rapid City crime rate is much higher than the South Dakota average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #77

Rapid City, SD	2,329.81
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.

Rapid City, SD Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Rapid City, SD	Count	4	59	53	310	426	2,076	202	3
	Rapid City, SD	Per 100,000	5.6	82.5	74.1	433.7	596.0	2,904.3	282.6	4.2	2,207
	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	Rapid City, SD	Count	2	63	48	285	578	1,902	149	18
	Rapid City, SD	Per 100,000	2.8	89.5	68.2	404.8	821.0	2,701.5	211.6	25.6	2,190
	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	Rapid City, SD	Count	4	111	55	255	591	2,734	230	15
	Rapid City, SD	Per 100,000	5.7	158.6	78.6	364.4	844.5	3,906.9	328.7	21.4	2,926
	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	Rapid City, SD	Count	3	99	57	278	560	2,244	156	9
	Rapid City, SD	Per 100,000	4.4	143.9	82.9	404.2	814.2	3,262.5	226.8	13.1	2,650
	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	Rapid City, SD	Count	2	91	59	252	518	2,178	127	8
	Rapid City, SD	Per 100,000	3.0	134.9	87.5	373.7	768.1	3,229.7	188.3	11.9	2,510
	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	Rapid City, SD	Count	2	97	41	167	433	2,264	132	21
	Rapid City, SD	Per 100,000	3.0	146.6	62.0	252.4	654.4	3,421.5	199.5	31.7	2,408
	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	Rapid City, SD	Count	2	73	50	221	392	2,035	145	22
	Rapid City, SD	Per 100,000	3.1	113.1	77.5	342.3	607.2	3,152.3	224.6	34.1	2,276
	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	Rapid City, SD	Count	4	69	34	187	443	1,819	124	17
	Rapid City, SD	Per 100,000	6.3	109.2	53.8	296.1	701.4	2,879.9	196.3	26.9	2,188
	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
2006	Rapid City, SD	Count	0	56	38	138	407	1,679	104	12
	Rapid City, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	89.4	60.7	220.3	649.7	2,680.1	166.0	19.2	1,837
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	1.2	43.0	15.2	112.0	338.9	1,188.9	91.8	NA	880
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Rapid City, SD	Count	1	58	38	160	459	1,980	112	6
	Rapid City, SD	Per 100,000	1.6	93.8	61.4	258.6	742.0	3,200.7	181.0	9.7	2,106
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	2.3	46.7	18.6	108.1	324.4	1,343.7	108.4	NA	956
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Rapid City, SD	114.89
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.

Rapid City, SD Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Rapid City, SD	Count	3	0	0	2	1	0
	Rapid City, SD	Per 100,000	4.2	0.0	0.0	2.8	1.4	0.0	41
	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	Rapid City, SD	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Rapid City, SD	Per 100,000	1.4	0.0	0.0	1.4	0.0	0.0	14
	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	Rapid City, SD	Count	6	6	0	0	0	0
	Rapid City, SD	Per 100,000	8.6	8.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	85
	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	Rapid City, SD	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Rapid City, SD	Per 100,000	1.5	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	14
	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	Rapid City, SD	Count	5	3	0	2	0	0
	Rapid City, SD	Per 100,000	7.4	4.4	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	74
	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	Rapid City, SD	Count	4	4	0	0	0	0
	Rapid City, SD	Per 100,000	6.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	60
	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	Rapid City, SD	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Rapid City, SD	Per 100,000	3.1	3.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	30
	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	Rapid City, SD	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Rapid City, SD	Per 100,000	4.7	4.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	47
	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
2006	Rapid City, SD	Count	42	42	0	0	0	0
	Rapid City, SD	Per 100,000	67.0	67.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	670
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	12.7	10.8	0.7	1.0	0.2	0.0	126
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Rapid City, SD	1.71
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.

Rapid City, SD Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Rapid City, SD	Count	153	122	31
	Rapid City, SD	Per 100,000	214.0	170.7	43.4	1.92
	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	Rapid City, SD	Count	146	113	33
	Rapid City, SD	Per 100,000	207.4	160.5	46.9	1.84
	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	Rapid City, SD	Count	142	110	32
	Rapid City, SD	Per 100,000	202.9	157.2	45.7	1.80
	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	Rapid City, SD	Count	141	110	31
	Rapid City, SD	Per 100,000	205.0	159.9	45.1	1.82
	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	Rapid City, SD	Count	134	105	29
	Rapid City, SD	Per 100,000	198.7	155.7	43.0	1.77
	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	Rapid City, SD	Count	127	105	22
	Rapid City, SD	Per 100,000	191.9	158.7	33.2	1.75
	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	Rapid City, SD	Count	130	106	24
	Rapid City, SD	Per 100,000	201.4	164.2	37.2	1.83
	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	Rapid City, SD	Count	134	107	27
	Rapid City, SD	Per 100,000	212.2	169.4	42.7	1.91
	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	Rapid City, SD	Count	127	101	26
2005	Rapid City, SD	Count	132	103	29