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

Crime Index, #66

Spearfish, SD	1,292.63
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.

Spearfish, SD Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Spearfish, SD	Count	0	5	0	19	34	278	6	2
	Spearfish, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	44.5	0.0	168.9	302.3	2,472.0	53.4	17.8	1,188
	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	Spearfish, SD	Count	0	4	0	4	48	170	13	1
	Spearfish, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	37.1	0.0	37.1	445.4	1,577.3	120.6	9.3	900
	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	Spearfish, SD	Count	0	8	0	10	47	320	8	0
	Spearfish, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	74.7	0.0	93.4	439.1	2,989.5	74.7	0.0	1,471
	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	Spearfish, SD	Count	0	3	0	15	36	291	10	0
	Spearfish, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	28.2	0.0	141.2	338.9	2,739.6	94.1	0.0	1,184
	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	Spearfish, SD	Count	0	6	0	6	70	253	16	1
	Spearfish, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	59.7	0.0	59.7	696.0	2,515.7	159.1	9.9	1,415
	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	Spearfish, SD	Count	0	11	0	9	52	231	10	0
	Spearfish, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	108.2	0.0	88.5	511.3	2,271.2	98.3	0.0	1,502
	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	Spearfish, SD	Count	2	8	0	2	66	203	14	0
	Spearfish, SD	Per 100,000	19.7	78.9	0.0	19.7	650.6	2,001.2	138.0	0.0	1,604
	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	Spearfish, SD	Count	0	3	0	6	26	308	4	0
	Spearfish, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	30.6	0.0	61.2	265.4	3,144.1	40.8	0.0	1,154
	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
2005	Spearfish, SD	Count	1	3	1	10	28	196	16	2
	Spearfish, SD	Per 100,000	10.8	32.4	10.8	107.9	302.2	2,115.5	172.7	21.6	1,215
	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

Spearfish, SD	73.56
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.

Spearfish, SD Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Spearfish, SD	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Spearfish, SD	Per 100,000	26.7	26.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	266
	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	Spearfish, SD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Spearfish, 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	Spearfish, SD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Spearfish, 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	Spearfish, SD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Spearfish, 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	Spearfish, SD	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Spearfish, SD	Per 100,000	9.9	0.0	0.0	9.9	0.0	0.0	99
	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	Spearfish, SD	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Spearfish, SD	Per 100,000	9.8	9.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	98
	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	Spearfish, SD	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Spearfish, SD	Per 100,000	9.9	9.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	98
	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	Spearfish, SD	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Spearfish, SD	Per 100,000	10.2	10.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	102
	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	Spearfish, SD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Spearfish, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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

Spearfish, SD	2.18
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.

Spearfish, SD Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Spearfish, SD	Count	29	20	9
	Spearfish, SD	Per 100,000	257.9	177.8	80.0	2.18
	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	Spearfish, SD	Count	29	20	9
	Spearfish, SD	Per 100,000	269.1	185.6	83.5	2.27
	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	Spearfish, SD	Count	30	20	10
	Spearfish, SD	Per 100,000	280.3	186.8	93.4	2.34
	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	Spearfish, SD	Count	29	20	9
	Spearfish, SD	Per 100,000	273.0	188.3	84.7	2.31
	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	Spearfish, SD	Count	29	20	9
	Spearfish, SD	Per 100,000	288.4	198.9	89.5	2.44
	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	Spearfish, SD	Count	29	20	9
	Spearfish, SD	Per 100,000	285.1	196.6	88.5	2.41
	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	Spearfish, SD	Count	27	19	8
	Spearfish, SD	Per 100,000	266.2	187.3	78.9	2.27
	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	Spearfish, SD	Count	26	18	8
	Spearfish, SD	Per 100,000	265.4	183.7	81.7	2.25
	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	Spearfish, SD	Count	25	18	7
2005	Spearfish, SD	Count	25	18	7