Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Mitchell, SD Crime Grade
How Mitchell 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
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
South Dakota
5/10
vs. South Dakota cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Mitchell, SD was 269.1 per 100,000 residents (42 incidents over a population of 15,608). That puts Mitchell 17% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 18% below the South Dakota statewide rate of 327.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Mitchell (red), South Dakota (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Mitchell 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 | 648.0(102) | 398.0(62) | 344.9(54) | 256.3(40) | 269.1(42) |
| Murder | 6.4(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 196.9(31) | 102.7(16) | 121.4(19) | 38.4(6) | 70.5(11) |
| Robbery | 12.7(2) | 6.4(1) | 6.4(1) | 19.2(3) | 6.4(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 432.0(68) | 288.9(45) | 217.2(34) | 198.6(31) | 192.2(30) |
| Property crime | 2547.5(401) | 2631.7(410) | 2216.3(347) | 2005.5(313) | 1640.2(256) |
| Burglary | 412.9(65) | 186.1(29) | 261.9(41) | 166.6(26) | 121.7(19) |
| Larceny | 1924.9(303) | 2111.8(329) | 1705.3(267) | 1614.7(252) | 1396.7(218) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 209.6(33) | 308.1(48) | 242.7(38) | 205.0(32) | 121.7(19) |
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: Mitchell'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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