| City | Population | Total law enforcement employees | Total officers | Total civilians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 24,382 | 49 | 41 | 8 |
| Alcester | 893 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Armour | 659 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Avon | 518 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Belle Fourche | 4,926 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Beresford | 2,224 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Box Elder | 3,312 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Brandon | 7,445 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| Brookings | 19,546 | 37 | 28 | 9 |
| Burke | 565 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Canton | 4,275 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Centerville | 843 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chamberlain | 2,249 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Colman | 542 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Corsica | 575 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Deadwood | 1,283 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| Eagle Butte | 953 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Elk Point | 1,911 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Estelline | 662 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Eureka | 927 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Faith | 441 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Flandreau | 2,250 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Freeman | 1,182 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Gettysburg | 1,061 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Gregory | 1,171 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Groton | 1,404 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Highmore | 723 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hot Springs | 4,040 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Huron | 10,788 | 31 | 24 | 7 |
| Jefferson | 596 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kadoka | 647 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kimball | 682 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lead | 2,874 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Lemmon | 1,167 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Lennox | 2,846 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Leola | 382 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Madison | 6,294 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| Martin | 1,002 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| McIntosh | 208 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| McLaughlin | 739 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Menno | 664 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Milbank | 3,191 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Miller | 1,319 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Mitchell | 14,861 | 32 | 30 | 2 |
| Mobridge | 3,086 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| New Effington | 224 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| North Sioux City | 2,549 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Parkston | 1,489 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Philip | 726 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Pierre | 14,051 | 37 | 25 | 12 |
| Platte | 1,278 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rapid City | 64,556 | 130 | 106 | 24 |
| Rosholt | 428 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Scotland | 792 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Selby | 652 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sioux Falls | 155,110 | 255 | 217 | 38 |
| Sisseton | 2,447 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Spearfish | 10,144 | 27 | 19 | 8 |
| Springfield | 1,490 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sturgis | 5,937 | 19 | 16 | 3 |
| Summerset | 451 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tea | 4,373 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Timber Lake | 424 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tripp | 633 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyndall | 1,103 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Vermillion | 10,251 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| Viborg | 771 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wagner | 1,545 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Watertown | 20,565 | 50 | 36 | 14 |
| Webster | 1,692 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Whitewood | 845 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Winner | 2,768 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Worthing | 1,184 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yankton | 13,660 | 37 | 26 | 11 |
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