Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Aberdeen, SD Crime Grade
How Aberdeen grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of South Dakota — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
South Dakota
8/10
vs. South Dakota cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Aberdeen, SD was 424.6 per 100,000 residents (118 incidents over a population of 27,791). That puts Aberdeen Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 30% above the South Dakota statewide rate of 327.7.
That ranks Aberdeen #3,111 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 18% of them, and #11 of 13 in South Dakota. Violent crime is up 54% year over year and down 1% over the last five years.
Aberdeen, SD crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- South Dakota Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 424.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,111 of 3,771
- SD rank
- #11 of 13
- Safer than
- 18% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 54%
- 5-year change
- down 1%
- Population
- 27,791
- Reporting agency
- Aberdeen Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Aberdeen Police Department (FBI ORI SD0060100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Aberdeen, SD
History
Founded in 1881 by Alexander Mitchell who named the city after his birthplace in Aberdeen, Scotland. Mr. Mitchell was president of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railroad Comany in the 1880s. (SD-T17/p45) Incorporated as a city in 1883.
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Aberdeen (red), South Dakota (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Aberdeen vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 429.8(122) | 368.7(104) | 501.8(141) | 275.0(77) | 424.6(118) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 3.6(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 66.9(19) | 95.7(27) | 78.3(22) | 53.6(15) | 97.2(27) |
| Robbery | 21.1(6) | 7.1(2) | 3.6(1) | 0.0(0) | 10.8(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 341.7(97) | 265.9(75) | 416.4(117) | 221.4(62) | 316.6(88) |
| Property crime | 2198.3(624) | 1591.9(449) | 1701.1(478) | 1421.2(398) | 1320.6(367) |
| Burglary | 567.2(161) | 297.8(84) | 231.3(65) | 250.0(70) | 172.7(48) |
| Larceny | 1455.0(413) | 1155.8(326) | 1334.5(375) | 1067.7(299) | 996.7(277) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 176.1(50) | 117.0(33) | 131.7(37) | 103.6(29) | 147.5(41) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Aberdeen, SD Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Aberdeen Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Aberdeen calculated?
- Aberdeen's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the South Dakota state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to South Dakota cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Aberdeen Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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