Tea, SD Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Tea, SD Summary

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

  • There were 103 total crimes committed in Tea in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,278.7 total crimes per 100K people in Tea.
  • The overall crime rate in Tea is -39.66% below the national average.
  • Tea ranks #21 safest out of 41 cities in South Dakota.
  • Tea ranks #5,406 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.

Additional research about crime in South Dakota

Tea Vs South Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Tea is 1,278.7 per 100,000 people. That's -39.66% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -34.37% lower than the South Dakota total crime rate of 1,948.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Tea
/ 100k People
South Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 103 1,278.7 1,948.3 2,119.2
Murder 1 12.4 4.7 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 22.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 8 99.3 283.6 256.0
Violent Crime 11 136.6 362.3 359.0
Burglary 9 111.7 194.7 229.0
Larceny 75 931.1 1,195.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 8 99.3 195.9 259.0
Property Crime 92 1,142.1 1,586.0 1,760.0

Tea 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 Tea

11
Violent Crimes
136.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-61.96%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Tea in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Tea is 136.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 732.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Tea each year. That compares to a 1 in 276.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -61.96% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -62.31% lower than the South Dakota violent crime rate of 362.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Tea

92
Property Crimes
1,142.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-35.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 92 property crimes in Tea in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Tea is 1,142.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 87.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Tea each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -35.11% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -27.98% lower than the South Dakota property crime rate of 1,586.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Tea

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
Brandon, SD 10,935 49 448.1 374.9 73.2
Canton, SD 3,059 48 1,569.1 1,307.6 261.5

Tea SnackAbility

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