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South Dakota Crime Statistics for 2005

With a total population of 775,933, South Dakota had a total crime index of 15,147 or 1 crime for every 51.23 people.

Of which 9% (1,363) were of a violent nature while 91% (13,784) were crimes against property.

Violent Crimes
Murders	18
Forced Rape	362
Robbery	144
Aggravated Assault	839

Crimes Against Property
Burglary	2,517
Larceny & Theft	10,426
Vehicle Theft	841

Crime Rank based on number of crimes per capita	#1
Safety Rank based on number of violent crimes per capita	#5

*States are ranked from #1 (best) to #51 (worst) for each of the 50 states, including District of Columbia.

Year	Population	Crimes (total)	Violent Crimes (total)	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property Crimes (total)	Burglary	Theft (larceny)	Theft (vehicle)
2004	770,621	16,227	1,319	17	336	112	854	14,885	3,148	10,890	847
2003	764,905	16,653	1,329	10	356	104	859	15,324	2,878	11,572	874
2002	760,437	17,342	1,350	11	361	117	861	15,992	3,034	12,139	819
2001	758,324	17,644	1,171	7	351	103	710	16,473	3,087	12,571	815
2000	754,844	17,511	1,259	7	305	131	816	16,252	2,896	12,558	798
1999	733,133	19,386	1,227	18	336	103	770	18,159	3,255	14,043	861
1998	738,000	19,366	1,139	10	258	149	722	18,227	3,458	14,006	763
1997	738,000	23,948	1,457	10	357	172	918	22,491	4,088	17,545	858
1996	732,000	21,740	1,297	9	300	138	850	20,443	4,077	15,532	834
1995	729,000	22,312	1,513	13	299	189	1,012	20,799	3,942	15,976	881
1994	721,000	22,367	1,641	10	303	135	1,193	20,726	3,938	15,916	872
1993	715,000	21,151	1,490	24	318	107	1,041	19,661	3,927	14,915	819
1992	711,000	21,322	1,383	4	368	120	891	19,939	3,849	15,371	719
1991	703,000	21,647	1,281	12	279	132	858	20,366	4,146	15,412	808
1990	696,004	20,249	1,133	14	239	86	794	19,116	3,671	14,678	767