Crime in Sidnaw, MI

Sidnaw is a township of 106 in Houghton County · Updated November 2026

Is Sidnaw, MI safe?

Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Sidnaw: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 98% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 986 of 1,000
Safer than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

98% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Sidnaw as a whole, and 2% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Sidnaw scores 986.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 981 of 1,000Less violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods
A+
Property crimeSafety score 993 of 1,000Less property crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Sidnaw

Map of Sidnaw shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Sidnaw, MI at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Sidnaw, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


Crime rates and types in Sidnaw

CrimeGrade™ estimates Sidnaw has about 69 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 86% more than the US as a whole and about double the rate for Michigan.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

Assault is the most common crime in Sidnaw, about 42% of everything reported.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.440.05
RapeA+under 14.50.38
RobberyA+under 10.230.62
AssaultA+329.012.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+under 18.02.4
TheftA+under 16.913.1
Vehicle theftA+under 11.22.7
ArsonA+under 11.30.12
VandalismA+217.45.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


Where and when crime happens in Sidnaw

The State Police (Houghton County) polices Sidnaw, and these figures cover every place it serves, 2022 to 2024.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
VandalismHomes (51%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.


How Sidnaw compares with nearby cities

Sidnaw has less crime than 7 of its 10 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
SidnawA+986A+A+106
Watton 7 milesA+976A+A+152
Kenton 8 milesA+988A+A+60
Covington 10 milesA+975A+A+209
Trout Creek 14 milesA+984A+A+300
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Gibbs City 18 milesA+980A+A+110
White 19 milesA+989A+A+101
Paynesville 20 milesA+983A+A+177
Herman 21 milesA+978A+A+91
Nisula 22 milesA+986A+A+31
North Paynesville 22 milesA+985A+A+254

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Sidnaw. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Sidnaw is safer than 66% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
SidnawA+986A+A+106
Marysville, TXA+994A+A+106
Winter Haven, TXA+991A+A+106
Waterloo, KSA+991A+A+106
Bergoo, WVA+986A+A+106
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Culp, ARA+981A+A+106
Evergreen, MOA+980A+A+106
Wildwood, WAA+979A+A+106
Hunt, IDA+972A+A+106
Ridgeway, NJA+957A+A+106
Sherrett, PAA+954A+A+106

What crime costs Sidnaw

Crime costs Sidnaw about $2,439 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, about double the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $900,000 a year, or $8,529 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$87,000$817
Rape$29,000$273
Robbery$760$7
Assault$33,000$307
Burglary$7,600$72
Theft$3,800$36
Vehicle theft$2,000$19
Arson$3,300$31
Vandalism$13,000$124
Total$180,000$1,686

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Sidnaw means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Sidnaw is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Sidnaw

Schools in Sidnaw, MI average a SchoolGrade of B-: 37% of students test proficient, against 33% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Sidnaw on SchoolGrade