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Sioux Falls, SD Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #74

Sioux Falls, SD	1,609.59
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.

Sioux Falls, SD Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	4	149	88	499	846	3,777	315	25
	Sioux Falls, SD	Per 100,000	2.4	89.0	52.6	298.2	505.6	2,257.1	188.2	14.9	1,770
	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	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	3	138	67	428	870	3,796	264	27
	Sioux Falls, SD	Per 100,000	1.9	85.3	41.4	264.6	537.9	2,346.8	163.2	16.7	1,719
	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	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	2	139	70	420	899	3,843	299	56
	Sioux Falls, SD	Per 100,000	1.3	87.8	44.2	265.2	567.7	2,426.8	188.8	35.4	1,776
	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	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	5	108	75	252	880	3,554	273	60
	Sioux Falls, SD	Per 100,000	3.2	69.3	48.2	161.8	565.0	2,281.7	175.3	38.5	1,571
	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	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	3	96	55	328	989	3,637	228	25
	Sioux Falls, SD	Per 100,000	1.9	59.7	34.2	204.1	615.5	2,263.5	141.9	15.6	1,528
	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	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	1	133	47	273	748	3,584	277	24
	Sioux Falls, SD	Per 100,000	0.6	83.8	29.6	172.1	471.4	2,258.7	174.6	15.1	1,533
	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	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	5	130	46	341	659	3,030	248	38
	Sioux Falls, SD	Per 100,000	3.2	83.8	29.7	219.8	424.9	1,953.5	159.9	24.5	1,514
	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	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	2	95	44	240	631	2,881	268	39
	Sioux Falls, SD	Per 100,000	1.4	65.5	30.3	165.5	435.2	1,987.1	184.8	26.9	1,368
	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	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	7	115	34	270	768	2,616	212	27
	Sioux Falls, SD	Per 100,000	5.0	81.8	24.2	192.0	546.3	1,860.7	150.8	19.2	1,527
	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	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	4	145	71	253	682	3,253	329	NA
	Sioux Falls, SD	Per 100,000	2.9	105.4	51.6	183.9	495.7	2,364.3	239.1	NA	1,790
	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

Sioux Falls, SD	113.44
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.

Sioux Falls, SD Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	2	0	1	1	0	0
	Sioux Falls, SD	Per 100,000	1.2	0.0	0.6	0.6	0.0	0.0	11
	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	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	4	3	1	0	0	0
	Sioux Falls, SD	Per 100,000	2.5	1.9	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	24
	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	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	15	8	4	2	1	0
	Sioux Falls, SD	Per 100,000	9.5	5.1	2.5	1.3	0.6	0.0	94
	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	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	13	10	2	1	0	0
	Sioux Falls, SD	Per 100,000	8.3	6.4	1.3	0.6	0.0	0.0	83
	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	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	27	15	1	6	5	0
	Sioux Falls, SD	Per 100,000	16.8	9.3	0.6	3.7	3.1	0.0	168
	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	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	22	11	3	3	5	0
	Sioux Falls, SD	Per 100,000	13.9	6.9	1.9	1.9	3.2	0.0	138
	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	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	25	10	7	5	3	0
	Sioux Falls, SD	Per 100,000	16.1	6.4	4.5	3.2	1.9	0.0	161
	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	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	21	8	5	0	8	0
	Sioux Falls, SD	Per 100,000	14.5	5.5	3.4	0.0	5.5	0.0	144
	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	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	28	21	3	3	1	0
	Sioux Falls, SD	Per 100,000	19.9	14.9	2.1	2.1	0.7	0.0	199
	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

Sioux Falls, SD	1.43
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.

Sioux Falls, SD Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	277	244	33
	Sioux Falls, SD	Per 100,000	165.5	145.8	19.7	1.56
	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	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	279	245	34
	Sioux Falls, SD	Per 100,000	172.5	151.5	21.0	1.62
	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	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	264	229	35
	Sioux Falls, SD	Per 100,000	166.7	144.6	22.1	1.56
	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	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	265	230	35
	Sioux Falls, SD	Per 100,000	170.1	147.7	22.5	1.59
	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	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	261	223	38
	Sioux Falls, SD	Per 100,000	162.4	138.8	23.6	1.51
	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	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	259	219	40
	Sioux Falls, SD	Per 100,000	163.2	138.0	25.2	1.51
	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	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	255	217	38
	Sioux Falls, SD	Per 100,000	164.4	139.9	24.5	1.52
	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	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	253	216	37
	Sioux Falls, SD	Per 100,000	174.5	149.0	25.5	1.62
	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	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	252	216	36
2005	Sioux Falls, SD	Count	237	205	32