Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Pierre, SD Crime Grade
How Pierre 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
9/10
vs. South Dakota cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Pierre, SD was 561.3 per 100,000 residents (77 incidents over a population of 13,719). That puts Pierre 73% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 71% above the South Dakota statewide rate of 327.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Pierre (red), South Dakota (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Pierre 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 | 328.2(45) | 493.7(69) | 459.6(64) | 506.4(70) | 561.3(77) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 7.2(1) | 7.2(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 94.8(13) | 143.1(20) | 79.0(11) | 72.3(10) | 109.3(15) |
| Robbery | 14.6(2) | 35.8(5) | 14.4(2) | 7.2(1) | 14.6(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 218.8(30) | 307.6(43) | 359.1(50) | 426.9(59) | 437.3(60) |
| Property crime | 2056.9(282) | 1774.3(248) | 2348.5(327) | 1989.6(275) | 1764.0(242) |
| Burglary | 554.3(76) | 214.6(30) | 272.9(38) | 238.7(33) | 189.5(26) |
| Larceny | 1342.1(184) | 1430.9(200) | 1953.5(272) | 1541.0(213) | 1487.0(204) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 160.5(22) | 128.8(18) | 122.1(17) | 209.8(29) | 87.5(12) |
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: Pierre'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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