Sioux Falls, SD Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

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

Which crimes are included?

$43.8 million

Cost of Crime™ for Sioux Falls, SD

In 2025, violent crime will cost $483 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Sioux Falls with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The C+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Sioux Falls against the average US city, where the rate is about the same as the norm. Sioux Falls sits in the 47th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 47% of cities and behind 53%. The grade covers only Sioux Falls's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Sioux Falls is 3.059 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 160 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 541 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Sioux Falls, SD report the most violent crime, about 110 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 35 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sioux Falls, SD

The tangible cost of violent crime in Sioux Falls is projected at $43,808,914 for 2025, about $201 per resident and $483 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 45.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.8%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Sioux Falls Compared to Other Cities?

Sioux Falls, SD:	$201
Pine Ridge, SD:	$1063
Hartford, SD:	$103
South Dakota:	$262
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $201 per resident each year in Sioux Falls, which is $58 less than the national average and $61 less than South Dakota's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Sioux Falls:

In Pine Ridge, SD, crime costs $1,063 per person, which is $862 more than in Sioux Falls.
In Hartford, SD, crime costs $103 per person, which is $98 less than in Sioux Falls

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Sioux Falls, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Sioux Falls	Cost per Sioux Falls Resident
Murder	$17.8 million	$82
Rape/Sexual Assault	$13.3 million	$61
Robbery	$970,983	$4
Assault	$11.7 million	$54
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$43,808,914	$201

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Sioux Falls, SD

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Sioux Falls totals $185,161,637 ($848 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $228,970,551 ($1,049 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Sioux Falls, SD, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the southwest part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Sioux Falls Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Sioux Falls residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.872
Robbery	0.1414
Rape	1.002
Murder	0.0435
Total Violent Crime	3.059 (C+)

Individual Sioux Falls Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Sioux Falls is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Sioux Falls.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Pine Lakes Addition, SD	B-	D	B-
Harrisburg, SD	C	A-	D+
Tea, SD	B+	A	B
Buffalo Ridge, SD	A	A	A+
Renner Corner, SD	C	C+	C-
Brandon, SD	B	C-	B+
Renner, SD	B	B-	B-
Crooks, SD	A+	A+	A
Rowena, SD	C-	F	B-
Corson, SD	C	D-	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Sioux Falls is lower versus other cities of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Simpsonville, SC	C	B	B
Shawnee, KS	D+	B	B
San Mateo, CA	C	D+	D+
Santa Clara, CA	A-	C	C
San Diego, CA	D+	D+	D+
Santa Barbara, CA	D+	D-	D-
Saginaw, MI	D+	F	F
Roswell, GA	C	C+	C+
Sandy Springs, GA	D+	C-	C-
Sandy, UT	B-	B+	B+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Sioux Falls is safer than the South Dakota state average and safer than the national average.

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