Sidney, MT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sidney, MT 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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Sidney:

  • There were 91 total crimes committed in Sidney the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,500.2 total crimes per 100K people in Sidney.
  • The overall crime rate in Sidney is -35.45% below the national average.
  • Sidney ranks #21 safest out of 47 cities in Montana.
  • Sidney ranks #5,321 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Sidney Vs Montana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sidney is 1,500.2 per 100,000 people. That's -35.45% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -42.09% lower than the Montana total crime rate of 2,590.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sidney
/ 100k People
Montana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 91 1,500.2 2,590.7 2,324.2
Murder 1 16.5 5.0 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 25.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 24 395.6 383.7 268.2
Violent Crime 29 478.1 469.8 369.8
Burglary 14 230.8 270.1 269.8
Larceny 46 758.3 1,603.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 33.0 247.6 282.7
Property Crime 62 1,022.1 2,120.8 1,954.4

Sidney Crime Compared To Montana Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Montana.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Sidney

29
Violent Crimes
478.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
29.28%
Above The National Average
  • There were 29 violent crimes in Sidney in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sidney is 478.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 209.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sidney each year. That compares to a 1 in 212.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 29.28% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 1.75% higher than the Montana violent crime rate of 469.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sidney

62
Property Crimes
1,022.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-47.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 62 property crimes in Sidney in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sidney is 1,022.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 97.8 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 -47.70% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -51.81% lower than the Montana property crime rate of 2,120.8 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
Williston, ND 25,513 676 2,649.6 2,151.8 497.8
Glendive, MT 4,860 51 1,049.4 699.6 349.8

Sidney SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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