67 Criminal Offenses Occured at South Dakota College Campuses

For the calendar year 2023, 67 criminal offenses occured at South Dakota colleges. The crimial offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.48 at South Dakota college campues.

Of the 59 total on-campus criminal offenses at South Dakota colleges,

There were no murders on South Dakota college campuses.
There were 36 sexual assault incluing rape, fondling, incest, and statutory rape. The sexual assault crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.79 at South Dakota college campuses.
There were 1 robberies, and the robbery crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.02 at South Dakota college campuses.
There was no aggravated assaults at South Dakota college campuses.
There were 9 burglary, and the burglary crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.20 at South Dakota college campuses.
There were 13 motor vehicle theft, and the motor vehicle theft rate per 1,000 students is 0.29 at South Dakota college campuses.
There was no Arson at South Dakota college campuses.

For all criminal offenses, there were 59 on-campus, 7 non-campus, 1 public property, and 38 residence hall criminal offenses occured last year. (The number for on-campus criminal offenses includes residence hall criminal offenses).

Criminal Offenses statistics at South Dakota Colleges
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	67	59	7	1	38	1.48
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	0	0	0	0	0	-
Negligent manslaughter	0	0	0	0	0	-
Rape	26	21	5	0	19	0.57
Fondling	15	15	0	0	12	0.33
Incest	0	0	0	0	0	-
Statutory Rape	1	0	1	0	0	0.02
Robbery	1	1	0	0	0	0.02
Aggravated Assault	1	0	1	0	0	0.02
Burglary	9	9	0	0	7	0.20
Motor Vehicle Theft	14	13	0	1	0	0.31
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	-
Rate Per 1000 Students	1.48	1.30	0.15	0.02	0.84	-

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Criminal Offenses Statistics for South Dakota Colleges

The following table summarizes and compares the criminal offenses statistics between colleges in South Dakota. It includes only on-campus incidents rather than non-campus and public properties.

Last Update: April 22, 2025 | Data source: CSS (Campus Safety and Security), OPE

On-campus Criminal Offenses Statistics at South Dakota Colleges
State	Enrollment	Total Criminal Offenses	Rate per 1000 Students	Rape	Fondling	Robbery	Burglary	Motor Vehicle Theft
Augustana University	2,158	7	3.24	1	0	0	2	4
Black Hills State University	3,475	1	0.29	0	0	0	1	0
Dakota State University	3,508	2	0.57	1	0	0	1	0
Dakota Wesleyan University	886	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City	79	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
Mitchell Technical College	1,132	1	0.88	0	1	0	0	0
Mount Marty University	1,314	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
Northern State University	3,521	5	1.42	3	0	0	1	1
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	2,492	2	0.80	1	0	1	0	0
South Dakota State University	11,498	18	1.57	4	8	0	2	4
University of Sioux Falls	1,509	4	2.65	0	2	0	0	2
Sisseton Wahpeton College	215	1	4.65	0	0	0	1	0
Southeast Technical College	2,478	1	0.40	0	0	0	0	1
Stewart School	148	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
University of South Dakota	9,868	16	1.62	11	3	0	1	1
Western Dakota Technical College	1,047	1	0.96	0	1	0	0	0
Total	45,328	67	1.48	21	15	1	9	13

Most Searched Colleges (last 30 days)

Undergraduate

Academy of Hair Design-Las Vegas Private, Less than 2-year | Las Vegas, NV
Strayer University-Delaware Private, 4-year | Wilmington, DE
Carrington College-Mesa Private, 2-4 year | Mesa, AZ
DeVry University-California Private, 4-year | Ontario, CA
Carrington College-Tucson Private, 2-4 year | Tucson, AZ
Alaska Bible College Private, 4-year | Palmer, AK
ATA Career Education Private, 4-year | Spring Hill, FL
City College-Hollywood Private, 4-year | Hollywood, FL
DeVry University-Illinois Private, 4-year | Lisle, IL
DeVry University-Florida Private, 4-year | Orlando, FL

compare schools

Graduate

Denver Seminary Private, 4-year | Littleton, CO
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Public, 4-year | Denver, CO
Adams State University Public, 4-year | Alamosa, CO
Goldey-Beacom College Private, 4-year | Wilmington, DE
Columbia University in the City of New York Private, 4-year | New York, NY
Princeton University Private, 4-year | Princeton, NJ
Albright College Private, 4-year | Reading, PA
University of Kentucky Public, 4-year | Lexington, KY
The University of Texas at Austin Public, 4-year | Austin, TX
The University of Alabama Public, 4-year | Tuscaloosa, AL

compare schools

Online Schools

Johns Hopkins University Private, 4-year | Baltimore, MD
University of Southern California Private, 4-year | Los Angeles, CA
Harvard University Private, 4-year | Cambridge, MA
University of Wisconsin-Madison Public, 4-year | Madison, WI
Texas A&M University-College Station Public, 4-year | College Station, TX
University of Georgia Public, 4-year | Athens, GA
Arizona State University Campus Immersion Public, 4-year | Tempe, AZ
Loyola Marymount University Private, 4-year | Los Angeles, CA
University of South Carolina-Columbia Public, 4-year | Columbia, SC
University of Arizona Public, 4-year | Tucson, AZ

compare schools

Trade Schools

Blake Austin College Private, 2-4 year | Vacaville, CA
Career Networks Institute Private, 4-year | Santa Ana, CA
Cuesta College Public, 2-4 year | San Luis Obispo, CA
Lincoln College of Technology-Denver Private, 2-4 year | Denver, CO
Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg Private, Less than 2-year | Harrisburg, PA
UEI College-Reseda Private, Less than 2-year | Reseda, CA
ZMS The Academy Private, Less than 2-year | Los Angeles, CA
Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD Public, Less than 2-year | Concord, CA
Lincoln Technical Institute-New Britain Private, Less than 2-year | New Britain, CT
Houston Training School-Main Campus Private, Less than 2-year | Houston, TX

compare schools

67 Criminal Offenses Occured at South Dakota College Campuses

Criminal Offenses Statistics for South Dakota Colleges

More South Dakota Statistics