Dell Rapids, SD Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 48%

Violent crime 36%

Property crime 51%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Dell Rapids_{/100k people}	South Dakota_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,213 (estimate)	2,458	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	4.5	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	67.1	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	30.7	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	399.1	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	247 (estimate)	501	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	340.1	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,357.3	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	259.3	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	965 (estimate)	1,957	1,958

Key findings

Dell Rapids crime rates are 48% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Dell Rapids are 36% lower than the national average
In Dell Rapids you have a 1 in 83 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Dell Rapids is safer than 54% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Dell Rapids has increased by 13%

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Daily Crime In Dell Rapids (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Dell Rapids

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Dell Rapids is 1 in 405

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Dell Rapids is 1 in 104

The chance of being a victim of crime in Dell Rapids is 1 in 83

Year Over Year Crime In Dell Rapids (per 100,000 people)

Dell Rapids police department

Item	Dell Rapids	South Dakota	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	995	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	2.2	3.3

Sex offenders in South Dakota

State	Total offenders	South Dakota_/100K	National_/100K
South Dakota	n/a	n/a	n/a

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Crooks, SD	1,380	166	647	813
Garretson, SD	1,291	181	705	886
Hartford, SD	2,980	183	715	898
Baltic, SD	1,104	184	718	902
Brant Lake, SD	171	256	1,000	1,256
Meadow View Addition, SD	423	488	1,906	2,395
Chester, SD	303	545	2,128	2,673
Dell Rapids, SD	3,715	247	965	1,213

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Ballinger, TX	3,715	435	1,793	2,228
Carolina Shores, NC	3,714	182	967	1,149
Millvale, PA	3,714	110	2,476	2,586
Lyons, KS	3,716	470	1,146	1,616
Blanding, UT	3,716	160	1,512	1,672
Dell Rapids, SD	3,715	247	965	1,213

Source: The Dell Rapids, SD crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.