Sioux Falls 136th-Safest City in America

CQ Press has just released its list of the most dangerous cities in America. Sioux Falls is not one of them... but interestingly, Sioux Falls is not one of the very safest, either. Based on rates of murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and motor vehicle theft, Sioux Falls ranks 136th out of 400 cities with over 75K population. (See the full methodology here.)

Sioux Falls is still 12.5% below the national average crime rates. Here's a comparison with some other metros within a day's drive:

City	Rank	Score (% above or below nat'l crime rate)
Madison (WI)	99	–31.0
Cedar Rapids	123	–20.0
Lincoln	134	–13.1
Sioux Falls	136	–12.5
Sioux City	140	–12.1
Fargo	149	–7.8
Davenport	221	31.2
Des Moines	236	37.0
Omaha	239	38.8
St. Paul	298	74.7
Minneapolis	353	127.5
Kansas City	380	186.01

And now for your daily paradigm-buster: Remember last year when Senator Thune made some silly comment about how Central Park would be safer with some gun-toting Sioux Falls tourists to keep the peace? Golly, they must have gone there: New York City is ranked 132nd safest, better than Sioux Falls at 14.5% below the national crime rate average. Go figure!