South Dakota’s 10 Safest Cities of 2019

SafeWise is happy to release our 5th annual Safest Cities report. See if your city made the list.

The entities adorning Mt. Rushmore would be proud of their namesake state—and its 10 safest cities. South Dakota’s violent and property crime rates are lower than nationwide rates. The state saw 4.13 violent crimes per 1,000, compared to 4.49 nationally, and property crime in South Dakota was 26.34 to the country’s overall rate of 27.11.

It’s no surprise that the safest cities echo the state’s overall lower crime rates. Each city on the list saw fewer than four violent crimes per 1,000, and 80% kept property crime below both state and national rates.

Check out the full list to find out if your hometown made the cut.

Interesting Findings

• 50% of the safest cities also made the list in 2018.
• Last year, three cities reported zero violent crimes, but this year only the top city, Brandon, reported zero.
• 90% of the cities had no counts of murder, and there were just 20 robberies total reported among the safest cities.
• South Dakota named digital security its biggest safety concern, with 20% reporting a personal experience with compromised digital security in the past year.

The 10 Safest Cities in South Dakota

How We Determined the Safest Cities

Learn how we identified the safest cities on our methodology page.

Beyond Safest Cities: What Are the Biggest Safety Concerns in Your State?

Crime statistics are one thing, but do they line up with what people are really worried about when it comes to safety? To find out, SafeWise conducted a nationwide survey. See what the biggest safety concern is in your state—and learn more about what your neighbors are nervous about—in our State of Safety report.

If you would like to contact a SafeWise Safest Cities Analyst, please email info@safewise.com.

Sources:

FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, “2017 Crime in the United States”
SafeWise’s State of Safety, “2019 National Report“