Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Vermillion, SD Crime Grade
How Vermillion 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
South Dakota
4/10
vs. South Dakota cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Vermillion, SD was 184.6 per 100,000 residents (22 incidents over a population of 11,916). That puts Vermillion 43% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 44% below the South Dakota statewide rate of 327.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Vermillion (red), South Dakota (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Vermillion 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 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 173.2(19) | 153.3(17) | 199.8(24) | 181.7(22) | 184.6(22) |
| Murder | 9.1(1) | 0.0(0) | 8.3(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 45.6(5) | 18.0(2) | 16.6(2) | 49.5(6) | 25.2(3) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 8.3(1) | 0.0(0) | 25.2(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 118.5(13) | 135.3(15) | 166.5(20) | 132.1(16) | 134.3(16) |
| Property crime | 1905.4(209) | 1614.4(179) | 1514.8(182) | 1164.3(141) | 1141.3(136) |
| Burglary | 118.5(13) | 117.2(13) | 133.2(16) | 49.5(6) | 67.1(8) |
| Larceny | 1604.5(176) | 1271.6(141) | 1206.8(145) | 982.7(119) | 973.5(116) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 182.3(20) | 225.5(25) | 174.8(21) | 132.1(16) | 100.7(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: Vermillion'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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