South Dakota Property Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$110.4 million

Cost of Crime™ for South Dakota

In 2025, property crime will cost $301 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of South Dakota with the least property crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Property crime is the most common category of crime, so these maps track closely with where stores, parking, and daytime foot traffic sit. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains why busy commercial blocks can look worse than the neighborhoods around them.

The B- grade reflects how often theft, burglary, vehicle theft, and arson happen in South Dakota against the average US state, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. South Dakota sits in the 61st percentile for property-crime safety, ahead of 61% of states and behind 39%. The grade covers only South Dakota's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby states.

The property crime rate in South Dakota is 16.42 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally point to the south part of the state as the safest for their belongings. Your odds of a property-crime loss range from 1 in 27 in the southwest cities to 1 in 89 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of South Dakota report the most property crime, about 5,040 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 424 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in South Dakota

Property crime in South Dakota is projected to cost $110,382,937 in 2025, about $120 per resident and $301 per household. That equals 0.3% of the median household income. All of it is measurable loss: replaced vehicles, repaired break-ins, stolen goods, and the policing and courts that respond. Because property crime leaves a repair bill rather than a lasting injury, these tangible costs make up its full economic toll. They split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 64.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 6.0%

How Much Does Property Crime Cost in South Dakota Compared to Other States?

South Dakota:	$120
Washington:	$259
New Hampshire:	$64
USA:	$136

Property crime costs $120 per resident each year in South Dakota, which is $16 less than the national average. The comparison below uses states similar to South Dakota:

In Washington, crime costs $259 per person, which is $139 more than in South Dakota.
In New Hampshire, crime costs $64 per person, which is $57 less than in South Dakota

2025 Projected Property Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the property-crime total into its four offenses for South Dakota, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to South Dakota	Cost per South Dakota Resident
Vehicle Theft	$33.9 million	$37
Burglary	$20.0 million	$22
Theft	$54.9 million	$60
Arson	$1.58 million	$2
Total Cost of Property Crime	$110,382,937	$120

How the Property Crime Cost Is Estimated

Property crime carries no pain-and-suffering figure in this model. Its cost is the replacement and repair value of what was taken or damaged, plus the policing, courts, and lost offender productivity that follow. Stolen and damaged property has a market price, which is why this total is easier to pin down than the human cost of violent crime in South Dakota. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Property Crime Maps

Property crime rates are measured per resident, so places where shoppers and commuters outnumber residents read high. Stores are where shoplifting, theft, and vehicle break-ins happen, yet almost nobody lives there, so the per-capita rate climbs. How strongly this shows on the map depends on retail density; the southeast part of the state has more retail establishments. A red commercial strip does not mean the homes nearby are unsafe.

Parking lots and transit stops follow the same pattern: heavy daytime traffic, few residents, so per-capita property crime reads high. To judge a residential block, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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South Dakota Property Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which non-violent crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grade above. All property crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 South Dakota residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.56
Vehicle Theft	2.384
Burglary	2.410
Arson	0.0714
Total Property Crime	16.42 (B-)

Individual South Dakota Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby States

Compared to surrounding states, the rate of property crime in South Dakota is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for states close to South Dakota.

Nearby State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Nebraska	C+	B+	C+
North Dakota	C-	B-	C-
Minnesota	C	B	C
Iowa	B+	B	B+
Kansas	D+	C-	C
Wyoming	B+	A	A
Wisconsin	B	B-	A-
Colorado	F	D-	F
Missouri	D	D	D+
Illinois	B	B+	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for State with Similar Populations

South Dakota is lower versus other states of the same size for property crime. The table below compares crime in states with comparable overall population in the state‘s boundaries.

Similar State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
California	C	D	D
Colorado	F	D-	D-
Connecticut	B+	A+	A+
Delaware	D	C-	C-
District of Columbia	F	F	F
Florida	A+	A-	A-
Georgia	B-	C+	C+
Arkansas	D-	D-	D-
Puerto Rico	F	F	F
New Jersey	A+	A	A

Considering only the property crime rate, South Dakota is as safe as the national average.

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