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

Crime Index, #72

Yankton, SD	1,383.79
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.

Yankton, SD Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Yankton, SD	Count	1	22	3	29	47	389	7	1
	Yankton, SD	Per 100,000	6.8	150.5	20.5	198.3	321.4	2,660.4	47.9	6.8	1,934
	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	Yankton, SD	Count	0	20	2	26	57	315	15	0
	Yankton, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	137.4	13.7	178.6	391.5	2,163.3	103.0	0.0	1,674
	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	Yankton, SD	Count	0	19	2	21	57	378	18	1
	Yankton, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	129.0	13.6	142.6	387.0	2,566.5	122.2	6.8	1,705
	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	Yankton, SD	Count	1	12	2	18	40	302	21	0
	Yankton, SD	Per 100,000	6.8	82.0	13.7	123.0	273.4	2,064.3	143.5	0.0	1,381
	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
2009	Yankton, SD	Count	0	4	0	7	41	309	8	1
	Yankton, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	28.9	0.0	50.6	296.4	2,234.1	57.8	7.2	931
	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	Yankton, SD	Count	1	4	1	12	60	285	12	0
	Yankton, SD	Per 100,000	7.3	29.3	7.3	87.8	439.2	2,086.4	87.8	0.0	1,140
	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	Yankton, SD	Count	1	4	4	17	54	280	10	0
	Yankton, SD	Per 100,000	7.2	29.0	29.0	123.1	391.2	2,028.3	72.4	0.0	1,159
	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	Yankton, SD	Count	0	10	3	15	35	249	9	1
	Yankton, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	72.3	21.7	108.5	253.2	1,801.5	65.1	7.2	1,113
	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	Yankton, SD	Count	0	13	2	14	59	308	8	0
	Yankton, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	95.7	14.7	103.1	434.5	2,268.2	58.9	0.0	1,418
	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

Yankton, SD	34.50
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.

Yankton, SD Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Yankton, SD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Yankton, 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	Yankton, SD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Yankton, 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	Yankton, SD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Yankton, 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	Yankton, SD	Count	3	1	0	2	0	0
	Yankton, SD	Per 100,000	20.5	6.8	0.0	13.7	0.0	0.0	205
	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	Yankton, SD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Yankton, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	Yankton, SD	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Yankton, SD	Per 100,000	7.2	7.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	72
	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	Yankton, SD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Yankton, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Yankton, SD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Yankton, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Yankton, SD	2.05
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.

Yankton, SD Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Yankton, SD	Count	35	24	11
	Yankton, SD	Per 100,000	239.4	164.1	75.2	2.02
	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	Yankton, SD	Count	36	25	11
	Yankton, SD	Per 100,000	247.2	171.7	75.5	2.09
	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	Yankton, SD	Count	36	25	11
	Yankton, SD	Per 100,000	244.4	169.7	74.7	2.07
	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	Yankton, SD	Count	35	24	11
	Yankton, SD	Per 100,000	239.2	164.0	75.2	2.02
	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	Yankton, SD	Count	38	26	12
	Yankton, SD	Per 100,000	275.0	188.2	86.8	2.32
	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	Yankton, SD	Count	38	26	12
	Yankton, SD	Per 100,000	274.7	188.0	86.8	2.31
	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	Yankton, SD	Count	37	26	11
	Yankton, SD	Per 100,000	270.9	190.3	80.5	2.31
	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	Yankton, SD	Count	37	26	11
	Yankton, SD	Per 100,000	268.0	188.3	79.7	2.28
	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	Yankton, SD	Count	46	27	19
2005	Yankton, SD	Count	45	26	19