Vermillion, SD Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Vermillion, SD Summary

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

  • There were 163 total crimes committed in Vermillion in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,346.0 total crimes per 100K people in Vermillion.
  • The overall crime rate in Vermillion is -36.49% below the national average.
  • Vermillion ranks #24 safest out of 41 cities in South Dakota.
  • Vermillion ranks #5,606 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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Vermillion Vs South Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Vermillion is 1,346.0 per 100,000 people. That's -36.49% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -30.91% lower than the South Dakota total crime rate of 1,948.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Vermillion
/ 100k People
South Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 163 1,346.0 1,948.3 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.7 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 22.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 16 132.1 283.6 256.0
Violent Crime 22 181.7 362.3 359.0
Burglary 6 49.5 194.7 229.0
Larceny 119 982.7 1,195.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 16 132.1 195.9 259.0
Property Crime 141 1,164.3 1,586.0 1,760.0

Vermillion 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 Vermillion

22
Violent Crimes
181.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-49.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 violent crimes in Vermillion in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Vermillion is 181.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 550.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Vermillion each year. That compares to a 1 in 276.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -49.40% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -49.86% lower than the South Dakota violent crime rate of 362.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Vermillion

141
Property Crimes
1,164.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-33.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 141 property crimes in Vermillion in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Vermillion is 1,164.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 85.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Vermillion each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -33.85% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -26.59% lower than the South Dakota property crime rate of 1,586.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Vermillion

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Le Mars, IA 10,624 108 1,016.6 922.4 94.1
Sioux Center, IA 8,643 11 127.3 81.0 46.3
Tea, SD 8,055 103 1,278.7 1,142.1 136.6
Wayne, NE 6,232 42 673.9 545.6 128.4

Vermillion SnackAbility

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