Brandon, SD Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Brandon, SD Summary

Crime in Brandon research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Brandon 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 Brandon:

  • There were 49 total crimes committed in Brandon in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 448.1 total crimes per 100K people in Brandon.
  • The overall crime rate in Brandon is -78.86% below the national average.
  • Brandon ranks #8 safest out of 41 cities in South Dakota.
  • Brandon ranks #1,970 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.

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Brandon Vs South Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Brandon is 448.1 per 100,000 people. That's -78.86% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -77.00% lower than the South Dakota total crime rate of 1,948.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Brandon
/ 100k People
South Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 49 448.1 1,948.3 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.7 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 22.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 8 73.2 283.6 256.0
Violent Crime 8 73.2 362.3 359.0
Burglary 5 45.7 194.7 229.0
Larceny 28 256.1 1,195.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 8 73.2 195.9 259.0
Property Crime 41 374.9 1,586.0 1,760.0

Brandon 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 Brandon

8
Violent Crimes
73.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-79.62%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Brandon in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Brandon is 73.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,366.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Brandon each year. That compares to a 1 in 276.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -79.62% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -79.81% lower than the South Dakota violent crime rate of 362.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Brandon

41
Property Crimes
374.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-78.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 41 property crimes in Brandon in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Brandon is 374.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 266.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Brandon each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -78.70% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -76.36% lower than the South Dakota property crime rate of 1,586.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Brandon

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sioux Falls, SD 210,926 7,260 3,442.0 2,915.2 526.7
Tea, SD 8,055 103 1,278.7 1,142.1 136.6

Brandon SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
4
Safety
9
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
8.5
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