Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Yankton, SD Crime Grade
How Yankton 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 Yankton, SD was 190.7 per 100,000 residents (30 incidents over a population of 15,732). That puts Yankton 41% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 42% below the South Dakota statewide rate of 327.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Yankton (red), South Dakota (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Yankton 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 | 368.1(54) | 399.8(62) | 352.8(55) | 273.9(43) | 190.7(30) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 6.4(1) | 6.4(1) | 6.4(1) | 6.4(1) |
| Rape | 122.7(18) | 96.7(15) | 70.6(11) | 82.8(13) | 76.3(12) |
| Robbery | 13.6(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 6.4(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 231.8(34) | 296.6(46) | 275.9(43) | 178.4(28) | 108.1(17) |
| Property crime | 2086.0(306) | 2598.8(403) | 2418.5(377) | 1987.5(312) | 1455.6(229) |
| Burglary | 81.8(12) | 187.0(29) | 77.0(12) | 82.8(13) | 44.5(7) |
| Larceny | 1833.8(269) | 2276.4(353) | 2110.6(329) | 1796.4(282) | 1328.5(209) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 156.8(23) | 129.0(20) | 224.5(35) | 89.2(14) | 82.6(13) |
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: Yankton'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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