South Dakota Criminal Background Check $24.95
Instant National Criminal Background Check $59.95
South Dakota Criminal Background Checks by county $24.95 each
All orders include a free national sex offender and most wanted check.
- South Dakota Criminal Background Check
- South Dakota Criminal Background Checks by County
- Free South Dakota Sex Offender Registry Search and Free Most Wanted Check
The data sources for this state have been updated. Click here (PDF) for the most up-to-date info.
South Dakota Criminal Background Check $24.95 and results are returned in 2-14 business days.
- Offenders convicted and sentenced to a South Dakota detention facility
- Offenders currently serving time under the supervision of the South Dakota Department of Corrections (SD DOC)
- South Dakota criminal check fields: name, birthdate, sentence description, date of offense, disposition description, level of offense, and charge
An email is sent when the order is completed in 2-14 business days.
- Registered convicted sex offenders convicted of felony sex crimes before the new laws effective date
- Brooks, Brown, Clay, Codington, Davidson, Hughes, Lake, Lawrence, Lincoln, Meade, McCook, and Minnehaha Counties only
- Sex offender search fields: name, address, birthdate, description of person, name of county conviction, date of conviction, type of offense, and date of offense
Sex offenders must register for life.
South Dakota sex offender record search update schedule: Monthly
South Dakota Criminal Background Checks include a free national sex offender and most wanted check.
South Dakota Criminal Checks by County $24.95 per county (check for surcharges)
Results go back 7 years and take 5-7 business days to complete. Some may take longer due to court delays.
- Felony and misdemeanor convictions or deferred judgments
- Reports from the Circuit Courts
South Dakota counties that typically take longer than 7 business days to complete are: Sanborn
South Dakota Criminal Checks by county include a free national sex offender and most wanted check.
Click here for additional South Dakota County information.
South Dakota Criminal Background Data
The total rate of property crime in South Dakota in 2009 was 1,825 incidents per 100,000 individuals, lower than the U.S. property crime rate of 3,071.5. The breakdown of the property crime incidents was as follows: 324 burglary incidents, 1,394.2 larceny/theft incidents, and 107.1 motor vehicle theft incidents.
- In 2012 the population in South Dakota was estimated to be 833,354. The population increased 2.4% from April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012.
- In 2011 there were 0.3 million households in South Dakota. The average household size was 2.4 people.
- 97% of the people living in South Dakota in 2011 were native residents of the United States. 65% of these residents were born in South Dakota. Of the foreign-born population in South Dakota (22,015), 70% were not U.S. citizens.
- 93% of the population in South Dakota (five years and older) speak only English in the home.
- In 2011 85% lived in the same house as one year earlier.
- 91% had graduated high school or had achieved a higher level of education. 26% had achieved a Bachelor’s degree or higher. 28% were in college or graduate school in 2011
South Dakota Criminal, Population and Household Background Data Source: U.S. Census and FBI
Other South Dakota Background Data
Major Cities Located in South Dakota: Aberdeen in Brown County, Brookings in Brookings County, Rapid City in Pennington County, Sioux Falls in Minnehaha County and Lincoln County, Watertown in Codington County
