Mitchell, SD Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Mitchell, SD Summary

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

  • There were 348 total crimes committed in Mitchell in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,229.8 total crimes per 100K people in Mitchell.
  • The overall crime rate in Mitchell is 5.22% above the national average.
  • Mitchell ranks #33 safest out of 41 cities in South Dakota.
  • Mitchell ranks #7,640 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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Mitchell Vs South Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mitchell is 2,229.8 per 100,000 people. That's 5.22% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 14.45% higher than the South Dakota total crime rate of 1,948.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mitchell
/ 100k People
South Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 348 2,229.8 1,948.3 2,119.2
Murder 1 6.4 4.7 5.0
Robbery 3 19.2 22.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 31 198.6 283.6 256.0
Violent Crime 41 262.7 362.3 359.0
Burglary 26 166.6 194.7 229.0
Larceny 249 1,595.4 1,195.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 32 205.0 195.9 259.0
Property Crime 307 1,967.1 1,586.0 1,760.0

Mitchell 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 Mitchell

41
Violent Crimes
262.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-26.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 41 violent crimes in Mitchell in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mitchell is 262.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 380.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mitchell each year. That compares to a 1 in 276.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -26.82% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -27.49% lower than the South Dakota violent crime rate of 362.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mitchell

307
Property Crimes
1,967.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
11.77%
Above The National Average
  • There were 307 property crimes in Mitchell in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mitchell is 1,967.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 50.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mitchell each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 11.77% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 24.03% higher than the South Dakota property crime rate of 1,586.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mitchell

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Huron, SD 14,740 266 1,804.6 1,512.9 291.7
Madison, SD 6,069 57 939.2 790.9 148.3

Mitchell SnackAbility

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