Yankton, SD Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Yankton, SD Summary

Crime in Yankton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Yankton 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 Yankton:

  • There were 464 total crimes committed in Yankton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,992.2 total crimes per 100K people in Yankton.
  • The overall crime rate in Yankton is 28.74% above the national average.
  • Yankton ranks #51 safest out of 58 cities in South Dakota.
  • Yankton ranks #8,123 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.

Additional research about crime in South Dakota

Yankton Vs South Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Yankton is 2,992.2 per 100,000 people. That's 28.74% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 21.73% higher than the South Dakota total crime rate of 2,458.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Yankton
/ 100k People
South Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 464 2,992.2 2,458.1 2,324.2
Murder 1 6.4 4.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 30.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 46 296.6 399.1 268.2
Violent Crime 62 399.8 501.4 369.8
Burglary 29 187.0 340.1 269.8
Larceny 353 2,276.4 1,357.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 20 129.0 259.3 282.7
Property Crime 402 2,592.4 1,956.7 1,954.4

Yankton 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 Yankton

62
Violent Crimes
399.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
8.12%
Above The National Average
  • There were 62 violent crimes in Yankton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Yankton is 399.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 250.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Yankton each year. That compares to a 1 in 199.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 8.12% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -20.26% lower than the South Dakota violent crime rate of 501.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Yankton

402
Property Crimes
2,592.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
32.64%
Above The National Average
  • There were 402 property crimes in Yankton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Yankton is 2,592.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Yankton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 32.64% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 32.49% higher than the South Dakota property crime rate of 1,956.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Yankton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Tea, SD 6,894 110 1,595.6 1,392.5 203.1
Wayne, NE 6,056 51 842.1 726.6 115.6
Canton, SD 3,033 46 1,516.7 1,121.0 395.6
Lennox, SD 2,520 18 714.3 476.2 238.1
Pierce, NE 1,823 7 384.0 384.0 0.0
Creighton, NE 1,152 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Yankton SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
10
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