Aberdeen, SD Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Aberdeen, SD Summary

Crime in Aberdeen research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Aberdeen over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Aberdeen:

  • There were 470 total crimes committed in Aberdeen in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,678.3 total crimes per 100K people in Aberdeen.
  • The overall crime rate in Aberdeen is -20.80% below the national average.
  • Aberdeen ranks #28 safest out of 41 cities in South Dakota.
  • Aberdeen ranks #6,507 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in South Dakota

Aberdeen Vs South Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Aberdeen is 1,678.3 per 100,000 people. That's -20.80% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -13.86% lower than the South Dakota total crime rate of 1,948.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Aberdeen
/ 100k People
South Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 470 1,678.3 1,948.3 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.7 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 22.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 61 217.8 283.6 256.0
Violent Crime 75 267.8 362.3 359.0
Burglary 70 250.0 194.7 229.0
Larceny 296 1,057.0 1,195.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 29 103.6 195.9 259.0
Property Crime 395 1,410.5 1,586.0 1,760.0

Aberdeen Crime Compared To South Dakota Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in South Dakota.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Aberdeen

75
Violent Crimes
267.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-25.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 75 violent crimes in Aberdeen in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Aberdeen is 267.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 373.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Aberdeen each year. That compares to a 1 in 276.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -25.40% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -26.08% lower than the South Dakota violent crime rate of 362.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Aberdeen

395
Property Crimes
1,410.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-19.86%
Below The National Average
  • There were 395 property crimes in Aberdeen in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Aberdeen is 1,410.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 70.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Aberdeen each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -19.86% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -11.06% lower than the South Dakota property crime rate of 1,586.0 per 100,000 people.

Aberdeen SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
10
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