Pierre, SD Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Pierre, SD Summary

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

  • There were 345 total crimes committed in Pierre in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,496.0 total crimes per 100K people in Pierre.
  • The overall crime rate in Pierre is 17.78% above the national average.
  • Pierre ranks #36 safest out of 41 cities in South Dakota.
  • Pierre ranks #8,038 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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Pierre Vs South Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pierre is 2,496.0 per 100,000 people. That's 17.78% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 28.12% higher than the South Dakota total crime rate of 1,948.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pierre
/ 100k People
South Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 345 2,496.0 1,948.3 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.7 5.0
Robbery 1 7.2 22.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 59 426.9 283.6 256.0
Violent Crime 70 506.4 362.3 359.0
Burglary 33 238.7 194.7 229.0
Larceny 213 1,541.0 1,195.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 29 209.8 195.9 259.0
Property Crime 275 1,989.6 1,586.0 1,760.0

Pierre 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 Pierre

70
Violent Crimes
506.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
41.07%
Above The National Average
  • There were 70 violent crimes in Pierre in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pierre is 506.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 197.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pierre each year. That compares to a 1 in 276.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 41.07% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 39.79% higher than the South Dakota violent crime rate of 362.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pierre

275
Property Crimes
1,989.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
13.04%
Above The National Average
  • There were 275 property crimes in Pierre in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pierre is 1,989.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 50.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pierre each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 13.04% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 25.45% higher than the South Dakota property crime rate of 1,586.0 per 100,000 people.

Pierre SnackAbility

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