Beresford, SD Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Beresford, SD Summary

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

  • There were 36 total crimes committed in Beresford the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,704.5 total crimes per 100K people in Beresford.
  • The overall crime rate in Beresford is -26.66% below the national average.
  • Beresford ranks #39 safest out of 58 cities in South Dakota.
  • Beresford ranks #5,872 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Beresford Vs South Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Beresford is 1,704.5 per 100,000 people. That's -26.66% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -30.66% lower than the South Dakota total crime rate of 2,458.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Beresford
/ 100k People
South Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 36 1,704.5 2,458.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 30.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 94.7 399.1 268.2
Violent Crime 2 94.7 501.4 369.8
Burglary 9 426.1 340.1 269.8
Larceny 21 994.3 1,357.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 189.4 259.3 282.7
Property Crime 34 1,609.8 1,956.7 1,954.4

Beresford Crime Compared To South Dakota Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in South Dakota.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Beresford

2
Violent Crimes
94.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-74.39%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Beresford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Beresford is 94.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,056.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Beresford each year. That compares to a 1 in 199.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -74.39% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -81.11% lower than the South Dakota violent crime rate of 501.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Beresford

34
Property Crimes
1,609.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-17.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 34 property crimes in Beresford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Beresford is 1,609.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 62.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Beresford each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -17.63% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -17.73% lower than the South Dakota property crime rate of 1,956.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Beresford

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Brandon, SD 10,914 73 668.9 613.9 55.0
Le Mars, IA 10,564 122 1,154.9 880.3 274.5
Sioux Center, IA 8,340 25 299.8 251.8 48.0
Tea, SD 6,894 110 1,595.6 1,392.5 203.1
Sheldon, IA 5,385 60 1,114.2 798.5 315.7
Hawarden, IA 2,479 14 564.7 201.7 363.0

Beresford SnackAbility

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