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Safety · South Dakota

Safest Counties in South Dakota 2026

Ranked by violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents.

Top 10 — Safety in South Dakota

Score reflects safety only — not overall county quality.

1Buffalo County, SD
97.5
2Douglas County, SD
97.5
3Grant County, SD
97.5
4Haakon County, SD
97.5
5Hanson County, SD
97.5
6Harding County, SD
97.5
7Hyde County, SD
97.5
8Jackson County, SD
97.5
9Mellette County, SD
97.5
10Oglala Lakota County, SD
97.5

All South Dakota Counties — Safety Rankings

66 counties ranked by safety score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySafety ScoreOverall Score
1Buffalo County, SD
97.5
65.9
2Douglas County, SD
97.5
61.5
3Grant County, SD
97.5
68.9
4Haakon County, SD
97.5
65.5
5Hanson County, SD
97.5
62.2
6Harding County, SD
97.5
74.8
7Hyde County, SD
97.5
57.4
8Jackson County, SD
97.5
66.7
9Mellette County, SD
97.5
51.8
10Oglala Lakota County, SD
97.5
65.4
11Todd County, SD
97.5
50.4
12Ziebach County, SD
97.5
63.9
13Bon Homme County, SD
93.9
61.9
14Edmunds County, SD
93.8
62.8
15Dewey County, SD
93.5
54.1
16Hutchinson County, SD
93.5
65.7
17Sully County, SD
93.3
70
18Hand County, SD
92
72.3
19Campbell County, SD
91.9
62.9
20Faulk County, SD
91.7
68.8
21Potter County, SD
91.2
66.2
22Perkins County, SD
90.7
66.3
23Sanborn County, SD
90.7
61.6
24Clark County, SD
90.5
63
25Roberts County, SD
90.1
52.8
26Minnehaha County, SD
89.8
49.5
27Miner County, SD
89.6
68
28Jerauld County, SD
89.5
65.9
29Fall River County, SD
88.7
46.6
30Marshall County, SD
88.3
64.5
31Gregory County, SD
86.5
61.9
32Aurora County, SD
86.3
61.3
33Kingsbury County, SD
85.5
66.5
34Day County, SD
84.4
60.5
35Turner County, SD
84.2
59.3
36Stanley County, SD
84.1
60.1
37Spink County, SD
82.8
58.6
38Hamlin County, SD
81.9
57.1
39Deuel County, SD
81.4
67.3
40Charles Mix County, SD
80.6
55.3
41McCook County, SD
80
58.8
42Walworth County, SD
78.6
50.6
43Tripp County, SD
75.4
50.6
44Lyman County, SD
74
59.4
45Lake County, SD
68
51
46McPherson County, SD
67.7
60.5
47Corson County, SD
66.2
49
48Jones County, SD
66
58.8
49Union County, SD
65.8
51.5
50Moody County, SD
65.7
50.5
51Butte County, SD
60.2
43.5
52Beadle County, SD
57.1
43.2
53Brookings County, SD
48.3
48.5
54Custer County, SD
43.7
50.7
55Codington County, SD
33.5
40.4
56Brown County, SD
32.9
42.5
57Bennett County, SD
29.5
43
58Lawrence County, SD
28.9
43.9
59Hughes County, SD
24.5
42.3
60Clay County, SD
24.4
37.1
61Brule County, SD
21.6
46.4
62Meade County, SD
20
34.5
63Yankton County, SD
15.9
42.9
64Davison County, SD
14.6
43.3
65Pennington County, SD
5.4
27.8
66Lincoln County, SD
0.4
34.4

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