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

Crime Index, #5

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.

South Dakota Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	South Dakota	Count	20	413	200	2,096	2,818	12,077	1,007	NA
	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	South Dakota	Count	20	349	159	1,996	3,372	11,867	938	NA
	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	South Dakota	Count	25	585	158	1,914	3,258	12,845	1,065	NA
	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	South Dakota	Count	21	496	167	1,410	2,899	11,134	946	NA
	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	South Dakota	Count	23	390	154	1,619	3,181	11,106	795	NA
	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	South Dakota	Count	21	445	111	931	2,479	10,676	813	NA
	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	South Dakota	Count	26	432	120	1,042	2,430	10,004	800	NA
	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	South Dakota	Count	17	308	112	910	2,378	10,043	735	NA
	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	South Dakota	Count	9	336	119	876	2,650	9,296	718	NA
	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	South Dakota	Count	18	362	144	839	2,517	10,426	841	NA
	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

South Dakota	52.33
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.

South Dakota Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	South Dakota	Count	17	9	2	3	2	1
	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	South Dakota	Count	13	10	2	1	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	South Dakota	Count	29	20	4	3	2	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	South Dakota	Count	21	15	2	4	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	South Dakota	Count	51	27	1	11	12	0
	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	South Dakota	Count	42	26	5	4	7	0
	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	South Dakota	Count	42	20	9	7	5	1
	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	South Dakota	Count	37	21	6	1	9	0
	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	South Dakota	Count	76	65	4	6	1	0
	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

South Dakota	2.34
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.

South Dakota Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	South Dakota	Count	2,913	1,669	1,244
	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	South Dakota	Count	2,652	1,529	1,123
	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	South Dakota	Count	2,820	1,595	1,225
	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	South Dakota	Count	2,833	1,543	1,290
	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	South Dakota	Count	2,411	1,511	900
	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	South Dakota	Count	2,336	1,484	852
	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	South Dakota	Count	2,273	1,432	841
	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	South Dakota	Count	2,220	1,420	800
	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	South Dakota	Count	2,070	1,231	839
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	266.8	158.7	108.1	2.13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	348.5	241.3	107.2	2.95
2005	South Dakota	Count	2,271	1,395	876
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	293.3	180.2	113.1	2.37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.1	241.1	106.0	2.94