CurrentCrimeMap

Data through February 2026, Sioux Falls Police Department

Crime in Sioux Falls, SD

The violent crime rate in Sioux Falls is 347 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to February 2026, 21% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −31% compared with the previous 12 months.

Part of downtown Sioux Falls and Falls Park on March 16, 2024, taken from the viewing tower at Falls Park.
Photo: Maxpower2727, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The numbers

12 months to Feb 2026

Violent crime

347 per 100,000 residents, per year

741 reported in the 12 months to Feb 2026

−31% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

2,123 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,532 reported in the 12 months to Feb 2026

−25% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

2,470 per 100,000 residents, per year

5,273 reported in the 12 months to Feb 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 213,449, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Sioux Falls sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

347

Sioux Falls has the 156th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 146 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Sioux Falls; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Brownsville, TX357151
Bradenton, FL355152
Columbus, OH355153
Huntsville, AL351154
Chula Vista, CA351155
Sioux Falls, SD347156
Miami, FL345157
Arlington, TX345158
Omaha, NE342159
Frederick, MD341160
Eugene, OR340161

The places closest to Sioux Falls in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Sioux Falls crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Sioux Falls Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Sioux Falls with its whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes. The nearest covered cities are more than 60 miles away: zoom out to see them, or use the table below.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Sioux Falls, 5 have a higher violent crime rate and 3 a lower one. The closest is Omaha, NE, 161 miles away.

Sioux Falls and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Sioux Falls, SD347
Omaha, NE342161 mi
Lincoln, NE391189 mi
Minneapolis, MN1,011198 mi
St. Paul, MN485204 mi
Des Moines, IA661209 mi
Rochester, MN139215 mi
Fargo, ND360230 mi
Cedar Rapids, IA247278 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Feb 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 58 reported27no year-ago month
  • HomicideViolent, 9 reported4.2−40% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 2,874 reported1,346no year-ago month
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 678 reported318no year-ago month
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 509 reported238no year-ago month
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 448 reported210no year-ago month
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent5827——
HomicideViolent94.2—−40%
TheftProperty2,8741,346——
Theft from vehiclesProperty678318——
Vehicle theftProperty509238——
BurglaryProperty448210——
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Sioux Falls Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (78th highest rate of 155), robbery (121st highest rate of 152) and burglary (78th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Mar 2025 to Feb 2026

Violent crime −31%

050100150MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFeb4761
Violent crimes per month in Sioux Falls, SD, Mar 2025 to Feb 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Mar 202571Mar 202491
Apr 202573Apr 2024110
May 202562May 2024100
Jun 202574Jun 2024125
Jul 202590Jul 2024113
Aug 202565Aug 202489
Sep 202553Sep 202488
Oct 202543Oct 202488
Nov 202544Nov 202467
Dec 202559Dec 202463
Jan 202660Jan 202582
Feb 202647Feb 202561

Homicides −40%

01234MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFeb01
Homicides per month in Sioux Falls, SD, Mar 2025 to Feb 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Mar 20251Mar 20241
Apr 20252Apr 20241
May 20251May 20240
Jun 20251Jun 20243
Jul 20251Jul 20240
Aug 20250Aug 20241
Sep 20252Sep 20243
Oct 20250Oct 20242
Nov 20251Nov 20241
Dec 20250Dec 20242
Jan 20260Jan 20250
Feb 20260Feb 20251

0 in 2026 through February, 1 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Jul 2023
Reported crime per month in Sioux Falls, SD
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jul 2026623040
Jun 2026762950
May 2026703210
Apr 2026563140
Feb 2026473400
Jan 2026603380
Dec 2025593180
Nov 2025442951
Oct 2025433550
Sep 2025534542
Aug 2025654390
Jul 2025903801
Jun 2025743571
May 2025624561
Apr 2025733572
Mar 2025714431
Feb 2025613581
Jan 2025824790
Dec 2024633302
Nov 2024673181
Oct 2024884892
Sep 2024885603
Aug 2024896531
Jul 20241136960
Jun 20241255803
May 20241005660
Apr 20241105031
Mar 2024915041
Feb 2024924880
Jan 2024854870
Dec 2023653670
Nov 2023644180
Oct 2023844910
Sep 2023654110
Aug 2023694760
Jul 2023615561

How Sioux Falls compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
61Des Moines, IA6612,257212,933Sep 2026
77Worcester, MA6001,433212,985Jan 2026
84Fayetteville, NC5632,608209,151Aug 2026
116Moreno Valley, CA4351,278215,203Aug 2026
156Sioux Falls, SD3472,123213,449Feb 2026
178Hawaii County, HI (County Police)3021,815210,328May 2026
198Yonkers, NY249781211,056Aug 2026
202Hernando County, FL (Sheriff)245644210,286Aug 2026
214Clay County, FL (Sheriff)230639218,420Aug 2026
220Grand Prairie, TX2231,212210,147Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Sioux Falls in population, Sioux Falls included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
49Rapid City, SD7403,93281,185Jul 2026
156Sioux Falls, SD3472,123213,449Feb 2026

All 2 places in South Dakota on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
22Minneapolis, MN1,0114,687428,057Aug 2026
61Des Moines, IA6612,257212,933Sep 2026
108St. Paul, MN4852,686307,657Sep 2026
132Lincoln, NE3911,767302,860Aug 2026
148Fargo, ND3602,761138,990Aug 2026
156Sioux Falls, SD3472,123213,449Feb 2026
159Omaha, NE3422,524488,395Aug 2026
199Bismarck, ND2491,72978,814Sep 2026
201Cedar Rapids, IA2471,900137,918Sep 2026
260Rochester, MN1391,104124,142Sep 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Sioux Falls by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Sioux Falls side by side with Rapid City, Worcester or Des Moines, or with any other place.

Other cities in South Dakota

1 city page, closest first

South Dakota as a whole has 322 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Sioux Falls’s rate is 8% above the state’s.

Rapid City

All 2 cities in South Dakota

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Sioux Falls safe?

By reported violent crime, Sioux Falls is below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 347 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to February 2026, −31% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Sioux Falls?

This site does not have one for Sioux Falls. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Sioux Falls compares with nearby places such as Omaha, NE instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Sioux Falls?

347 violent and 2,123 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 5,273 incidents reported to Sioux Falls Police Department over the 12 months to February 2026. Violent crime includes 58 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 448 burglaries, 678 thefts from vehicles and 2,874 other thefts.

Is crime in Sioux Falls going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −31% and property crime −25% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Sioux Falls had in 2026?

Sioux Falls Police Department reported 0 homicides from January to February 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 1 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Feb 2026 the count was 9, or 4 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Sioux Falls Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset SD0490200). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Sioux Falls

12 months to February 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100k
RobberyTaking property by force or threat5827
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal448210
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included678318
Vehicle theft509238

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

SD0490200
Source
Sioux Falls Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset SD0490200)
Latest complete month
February 2026
History on this site
July 2023 to February 2026 (42 months)
Update schedule
Sioux Falls Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)