In 2024, for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate was 362 and the property crime rate was 1,586. Simply speaking, violent crimes are committed against people, property crimes are not. These crime rates do not include every violent and property crime, but rather four violent offenses and three property offenses that have been tracked since 1929.
Compared to the US average, the violent crime rate in 2024 in South Dakota was 0.89% higher, and its rate of property crime was 9.9% lower.
Violent crimes involve force or the threat of force, and include:
- Murder and non-negligent manslaughter
- Rape
- Robbery (the FBI defines this as “… taking or attempting to take something of value from a victim … by the use of force or threat of force …”; the victim must be present).
- Aggravated assault
Property crimes involve the taking of money or property without force or the threat of it, and include:
- Burglary (the FBI defines this as “the unlawful entry into a building or some other structure to commit a felony or a theft”).
- Larceny-theft, often called stealing (the FBI defines this as “the unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another person”).
- Motor vehicle theft (not included in larceny-theft)
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