| City | Total law enforcement employees | Total officers | Total civilians |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 46 | 38 | 8 |
| Alcester | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Armour | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Avon | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Belle Fourche | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Beresford | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Box Elder | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Brandon | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Bridgewater | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brookings | 36 | 27 | 9 |
| Burke | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Canistota | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Canton | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Centerville | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chamberlain | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Chancellor-Marion | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Clark | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Colman | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Corsica | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Deadwood | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| Eagle Butte | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Elk Point | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Estelline | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Eureka | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Faith | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Flandreau | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Freeman | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Garretson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gettysburg | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Gregory | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Groton | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Highmore | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hot Springs | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Hoven | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hurley | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Huron | 29 | 24 | 5 |
| Jefferson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kadoka | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kimball | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lead | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Lemmon | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Lennox | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Leola | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Madison | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| Martin | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| McIntosh | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| McLaughlin | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Menno | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Milbank | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Miller | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Mitchell | 30 | 27 | 3 |
| Mobridge | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Montrose | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Murdo | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| New Effington | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| North Sioux City | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Parkston | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Philip | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Pierre | 36 | 24 | 12 |
| Platte | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rapid City | 132 | 103 | 29 |
| Rosholt | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Salem | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Selby | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sioux Falls | 237 | 205 | 32 |
| Sisseton | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Spearfish | 25 | 18 | 7 |
| Springfield | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sturgis | 18 | 15 | 3 |
| Tea | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Tyndall | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Vermillion | 18 | 17 | 1 |
| Viborg | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wagner | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Watertown | 42 | 31 | 11 |
| Waubay | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Webster | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Whitewood | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Winner | 29 | 9 | 20 |
| Worthing | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yankton | 45 | 26 | 19 |
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