Sidney, NE Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Sidney, NE Summary

Crime in Sidney research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Sidney over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Sidney:

  • There were 104 total crimes committed in Sidney in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,612.9 total crimes per 100K people in Sidney.
  • The overall crime rate in Sidney is -23.89% below the national average.
  • Sidney ranks #40 safest out of 56 cities in Nebraska.
  • Sidney ranks #6,360 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in Nebraska

Sidney Vs Nebraska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sidney is 1,612.9 per 100,000 people. That's -23.89% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -12.68% lower than the Nebraska total crime rate of 1,847.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sidney
/ 100k People
Nebraska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 104 1,612.9 1,847.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.1 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 20.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 8 124.1 154.5 256.0
Violent Crime 8 124.1 220.5 359.0
Burglary 5 77.5 155.1 229.0
Larceny 83 1,287.2 1,218.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 8 124.1 252.6 259.0
Property Crime 96 1,488.8 1,626.7 1,760.0

Sidney Crime Compared To Nebraska Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Nebraska.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Sidney

8
Violent Crimes
124.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-65.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Sidney in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sidney is 124.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 806.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sidney each year. That compares to a 1 in 453.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -65.44% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -43.74% lower than the Nebraska violent crime rate of 220.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sidney

96
Property Crimes
1,488.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-15.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 96 property crimes in Sidney in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sidney is 1,488.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 67.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sidney each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -15.41% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -8.47% lower than the Nebraska property crime rate of 1,626.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sidney

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sterling, CO 12,806 425 3,318.8 2,920.5 398.3

Sidney SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
10
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