Mitchell, SD Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Mitchell, SD Summary

Crime in Mitchell research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Mitchell over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Mitchell:

  • There were 438 total crimes committed in Mitchell the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,811.5 total crimes per 100K people in Mitchell.
  • The overall crime rate in Mitchell is 20.97% above the national average.
  • Mitchell ranks #50 safest out of 58 cities in South Dakota.
  • Mitchell ranks #7,902 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Mitchell Vs South Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mitchell is 2,811.5 per 100,000 people. That's 20.97% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 14.38% higher than the South Dakota total crime rate of 2,458.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mitchell
/ 100k People
South Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 438 2,811.5 2,458.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 6.3
Robbery 1 6.4 30.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 36 231.1 399.1 268.2
Violent Crime 51 327.4 501.4 369.8
Burglary 24 154.1 340.1 269.8
Larceny 318 2,041.2 1,357.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 45 288.9 259.3 282.7
Property Crime 387 2,484.1 1,956.7 1,954.4

Mitchell Crime Compared To South Dakota Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in South Dakota.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Mitchell

51
Violent Crimes
327.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-11.48%
Below The National Average
  • There were 51 violent crimes in Mitchell in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mitchell is 327.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 305.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mitchell each year. That compares to a 1 in 199.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -11.48% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -34.71% lower than the South Dakota violent crime rate of 501.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mitchell

387
Property Crimes
2,484.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
27.10%
Above The National Average
  • There were 387 property crimes in Mitchell in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mitchell is 2,484.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mitchell each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 27.10% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 26.95% higher than the South Dakota property crime rate of 1,956.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mitchell

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Huron, SD 13,504 217 1,606.9 1,251.5 355.5
Madison, SD 5,967 48 804.4 670.4 134.1

Mitchell SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
6
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
10
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