| City | Total law enforcement employees | Total officers | Total civilians |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 50 | 42 | 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 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| Brookings | 34 | 26 | 8 |
| Burke | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Canton | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Centerville | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chamberlain | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Clark | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Colman | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Corsica | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Deadwood | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| Eagle Butte | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Elk Point | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Estelline | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Eureka | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Faith | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Flandreau | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Freeman | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Gettysburg | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Gregory | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Groton | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Highmore | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hot Springs | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Huron | 28 | 22 | 6 |
| Jefferson | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kadoka | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kimball | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lead | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Lemmon | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Lennox | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Leola | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Madison | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Martin | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| McIntosh | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Menno | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Milbank | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Miller | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Mitchell | 30 | 22 | 8 |
| Mobridge | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Murdo | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| New Effington | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| North Sioux City | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Parkston | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Philip | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Pierre | 34 | 23 | 11 |
| Platte | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rapid City | 127 | 101 | 26 |
| Rosholt | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Selby | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sioux Falls | 252 | 216 | 36 |
| Sisseton | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Spearfish | 25 | 18 | 7 |
| Springfield | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sturgis | 18 | 15 | 3 |
| Tea | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Tripp | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyndall | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Vermillion | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| Viborg | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wagner | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Watertown | 46 | 32 | 14 |
| Waubay | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Webster | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Whitewood | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Winner | 31 | 6 | 25 |
| Yankton | 46 | 27 | 19 |
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