Safest counties for violent crime rate in South Dakota
Top 25 of 66 counties with data.
Ranked by violent crime rate (FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average), FBI CDE 2020-2024 avg), lowest first.
Safest counties for violent crime rate in South Dakota
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Dewey16.3 per 100k County page | |
| 02 | Hanson17.2 per 100k County page | |
| 03 | Hand25.8 per 100k County page | |
| 04 | Haakon26.4 per 100k County page | |
| 05 | Sully27.5 per 100k County page | |
| 06 | Douglas28.2 per 100k County page | |
| 07 | McPherson28.3 per 100k County page | |
| 08 | Hutchinson30.0 per 100k County page | |
| 09 | Harding30.2 per 100k County page | |
| 10 | Jackson30.6 per 100k County page | |
| 11 | Jerauld33.7 per 100k County page | |
| 12 | Potter34.6 per 100k County page | |
| 13 | Gregory39.4 per 100k County page | |
| 14 | Edmunds40.3 per 100k County page | |
| 15 | Lyman42.6 per 100k County page | |
| 16 | Kingsbury42.9 per 100k County page | |
| 17 | Campbell44.3 per 100k County page | |
| 18 | Clark46.6 per 100k County page | |
| 19 | Sanborn50.1 per 100k County page | |
| 20 | Bon Homme52.9 per 100k County page | |
| 21 | Miner53.2 per 100k County page | |
| 22 | Faulk54.6 per 100k County page | |
| 23 | Marshall74.0 per 100k County page | |
| 24 | Perkins78.1 per 100k County page | |
| 25 | Day81.4 per 100k County page | |
How this ranking works
This page ranks South Dakota counties by violent crime rate, sorted so the safest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.
For violent crime rate, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh violent crime rate against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.
Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of violent crime rate.
Frequently asked questions
- Which county in South Dakota has the lowest violent crime rate?
- Dewey has the lowest violent crime rate in South Dakota, at 16.3 per 100k.
- What is the violent crime rate in Dewey?
- Dewey is ranked #1 in South Dakota for violent crime rate, at 16.3 per 100k.
- How is this violent crime rate ranking calculated?
- Counties in South Dakota are ranked by violent crime rate (FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average), FBI CDE 2020-2024 avg), lowest first. Values describe the county, not an individual property. Source vintage is shown on the page.
Related
More South Dakota county rankings
- 01Cheapest home pricesCheapest Counties to Buy a House in South Dakota
- 02Lowest monthly housing paymentCounties With the Lowest Monthly Housing Payment in South Dakota
- 03Lowest property taxLowest Property Taxes in South Dakota by County
- 04Cheapest homeowners insuranceCounties With the Cheapest Homeowners Insurance in South Dakota
- 05Cheapest childcare costCounties With the Cheapest Childcare in South Dakota
- 06Lowest natural disaster riskLowest Natural Disaster Risk Counties in South Dakota
- 07Lowest flood riskLowest Flood Risk Counties in South Dakota
- 08Lowest wildfire riskLowest Wildfire Risk Counties in South Dakota
- 09Best school ratingsSouth Dakota School Rankings by County
- 10Highest household incomeCounties With the Highest Household Income in South Dakota
- 11Shortest commute timeCounties With the Shortest Commute in South Dakota
- 12Fastest-selling homesCounties Where Homes Sell Fastest in South Dakota
Get the monthly digest
One email a month: fresh rankings, new datasets on the map, and a few interesting county data finds.
No spam, one-click unsubscribe, and we never share your address.