Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Brandon, SD Crime Grade
How Brandon 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
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
South Dakota
1/10
vs. South Dakota cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Brandon, SD was 46.4 per 100,000 residents (5 incidents over a population of 10,786). That puts Brandon 86% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 86% below the South Dakota statewide rate of 327.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Brandon (red), South Dakota (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Brandon 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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 49.0(5) | 68.0(7) | 55.0(6) | 73.2(8) | 46.4(5) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 9.8(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 39.2(4) | 68.0(7) | 55.0(6) | 73.2(8) | 46.4(5) |
| Property crime | 303.8(31) | 456.4(47) | 623.1(68) | 374.9(41) | 333.8(36) |
| Burglary | 78.4(8) | 68.0(7) | 100.8(11) | 45.7(5) | 46.4(5) |
| Larceny | 186.2(19) | 378.8(39) | 449.0(49) | 256.1(28) | 268.9(29) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 39.2(4) | 9.7(1) | 64.1(7) | 73.2(8) | 18.5(2) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Brandon's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to South Dakota cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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