Vermillion, SD Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 196 total crimes committed in Vermillion the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,767.7 total crimes per 100K people in Vermillion.
  • The overall crime rate in Vermillion is -23.94% below the national average.
  • Vermillion ranks #41 safest out of 58 cities in South Dakota.
  • Vermillion ranks #6,000 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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Vermillion Vs South Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Vermillion is 1,767.7 per 100,000 people. That's -23.94% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -28.09% lower than the South Dakota total crime rate of 2,458.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Vermillion
/ 100k People
South Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 196 1,767.7 2,458.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 30.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 15 135.3 399.1 268.2
Violent Crime 17 153.3 501.4 369.8
Burglary 13 117.2 340.1 269.8
Larceny 141 1,271.6 1,357.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 25 225.5 259.3 282.7
Property Crime 179 1,614.4 1,956.7 1,954.4

Vermillion 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 Vermillion

17
Violent Crimes
153.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-58.54%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Vermillion in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Vermillion is 153.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 652.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Vermillion each year. That compares to a 1 in 199.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -58.54% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -69.42% lower than the South Dakota violent crime rate of 501.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Vermillion

179
Property Crimes
1,614.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-17.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 179 property crimes in Vermillion in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Vermillion is 1,614.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 61.9 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 -17.40% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -17.50% lower than the South Dakota property crime rate of 1,956.7 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 10,564 122 1,154.9 880.3 274.5
Sioux Center, IA 8,340 25 299.8 251.8 48.0
Tea, SD 6,894 110 1,595.6 1,392.5 203.1
Wayne, NE 6,056 51 842.1 726.6 115.6
Elk Point, SD 1,860 1 53.8 53.8 0.0

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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