Safest Cities in South Dakota

Cities ranked by Community Safety Score — a composite of health outcomes, economic stability, and healthcare access from CDC and Census data. 11 cities ranked from official U.S. government data.

Safest Cities 11

1 Pierre
72.0
2 Sioux Falls
70.3
3 Spearfish
69.8
4 Watertown
69.6
5 Brookings
69.3
6 Aberdeen
69.2
7 Rapid City
68.6
8 Yankton
68.6
9 Mitchell
68.3
10 Huron
65.3
11 Vermillion
64.0

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Data Sources

Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2022 5-year estimates). Health data from the CDC PLACES (2023).