How has crime changed in South Dakota since 1985?

Police in South Dakota reported about 327 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 489 in 2020, and 1,430 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 3,233 in 1994. There's no figure for 1985–1989 and 1997–1999, when police departments covering fewer than 3 in 4 of its people reported a full year. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in South Dakota and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, South Dakota Violent, U.S. Property, South Dakota Property, U.S.
1985 – 570.3 – 4,780.0
1986 – 633.6 – 5,015.3
1987 – 624.9 – 5,090.1
1988 – 630.2 – 5,045.9
1989 – 680.5 – 5,211.5
1990 179.0 749.8 2,971.3 5,227.0
1991 195.8 798.1 3,083.3 5,388.4
1992 210.9 785.4 2,950.2 5,089.3
1993 228.8 764.1 2,944.4 4,814.1
1994 253.6 740.4 3,233.1 4,752.4
1995 236.6 720.6 3,159.4 4,796.6
1996 205.7 658.8 3,099.4 4,553.0
1997 – 644.9 – 4,494.7
1998 – 603.8 – 4,212.6
1999 – 545.8 – 3,872.6
2000 185.4 534.4 2,428.8 3,751.7
2001 183.9 529.5 2,500.1 3,801.5
2002 193.1 512.9 2,340.0 3,737.7
2003 180.6 493.7 2,092.8 3,704.0
2004 181.6 478.6 2,044.2 3,599.4
2005 197.4 483.0 1,882.0 3,518.3
2006 273.8 486.9 1,941.1 3,397.1
2007 250.7 477.9 1,846.5 3,316.1
2008 290.9 463.7 1,852.5 3,252.3
2009 208.9 436.8 1,846.1 3,076.7
2010 273.3 408.1 1,968.1 2,963.4
2011 263.4 390.1 1,965.1 2,925.7
2012 334.2 390.7 2,203.5 2,881.3
2013 335.6 378.2 2,031.5 2,759.3
2014 340.8 373.7 1,968.7 2,591.8
2015 414.9 384.6 2,024.4 2,495.2
2016 436.2 399.5 2,090.6 2,469.1
2017 449.6 397.5 2,005.3 2,372.4
2018 367.1 384.8 1,745.5 2,206.8
2019 361.2 381.0 1,806.4 2,109.0
2020 489.0 399.3 1,918.1 1,955.3
2021 415.1 360.9 1,802.6 1,762.2
2022 405.0 398.2 1,872.5 1,998.5
2023 376.6 385.6 1,751.8 1,950.5
2024 356.9 363.4 1,712.6 1,766.8
2025 327.2 329.3 1,429.5 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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