Pierre, SD Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Pierre:

  • There were 317 total crimes committed in Pierre the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,268.0 total crimes per 100K people in Pierre.
  • The overall crime rate in Pierre is -2.42% below the national average.
  • Pierre ranks #48 safest out of 58 cities in South Dakota.
  • Pierre ranks #7,090 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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Pierre Vs South Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pierre is 2,268.0 per 100,000 people. That's -2.42% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -7.73% lower than the South Dakota total crime rate of 2,458.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pierre
/ 100k People
South Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 317 2,268.0 2,458.1 2,324.2
Murder 1 7.2 4.5 6.3
Robbery 5 35.8 30.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 43 307.6 399.1 268.2
Violent Crime 69 493.7 501.4 369.8
Burglary 30 214.6 340.1 269.8
Larceny 200 1,430.9 1,357.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 18 128.8 259.3 282.7
Property Crime 248 1,774.3 1,956.7 1,954.4

Pierre 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 Pierre

69
Violent Crimes
493.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
33.50%
Above The National Average
  • There were 69 violent crimes in Pierre in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pierre is 493.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 202.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pierre each year. That compares to a 1 in 199.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 33.50% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -1.54% lower than the South Dakota violent crime rate of 501.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pierre

248
Property Crimes
1,774.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-9.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 248 property crimes in Pierre in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pierre is 1,774.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 56.4 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 -9.21% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -9.32% lower than the South Dakota property crime rate of 1,956.7 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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