Sioux Center is a city of 9,220 in Sioux County, about 40 miles north of downtown Sioux City · Updated November 2026
Is Sioux Center, IA safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Sioux Center: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 96% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. Every neighborhood in Sioux Center grades A+.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 977 of 1,000Safer than nearly all US neighborhoodsi What this means
96% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Sioux Center as a whole, and 4% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Sioux Center scores 977.
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.
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 Sioux Center, IA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Sioux Center, 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
What stands out in Sioux Center
Thefts and simple assaults both run low. In Sioux Center, each runs at a small fraction of the US rate: 3.1 thefts and 2.8 simple assaults a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 and 9.7 nationally.
Crime rates and types in Sioux Center
CrimeGrade™ estimates Sioux Center has about 9.4 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 75% less than the US as a whole and 67% less than Iowa.
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.
The largest share of crime reported in Sioux Center is assault, about 36% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
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.
The Sioux Center Police Department's 2024 counts of theft and vandalism fell far below their usual levels, a sign of a reporting gap, so CrimeGrade™ used its own estimates instead.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Sioux Center compares with nearby cities
Sioux Center has the most crime of its 5 nearest cities.
Empty homes, parking lots and walkability in Sioux Center
Two things set Sioux Center apart: it has 1.0% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 5.9 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places with few empty homes tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, and vandalism runs low here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.1.0% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 99% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.5.9 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 99% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 86% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (16 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 57% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.83 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 93% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Sioux Center: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.12.9 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 76% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Sioux Center
Crime costs Sioux Center about $322 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 73% less than 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 $2.6 million a year, or $286 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$120,000
$13
Rape
$74,000
$8
Robbery
$7,200
$1
Assault
$330,000
$36
Burglary
$44,000
$5
Theft
$150,000
$16
Vehicle theft
$48,000
$5
Arson
$5,800
$1
Vandalism
$120,000
$13
Total
$900,000
$97
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 Sioux Center 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.
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
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.
Schools in Sioux Center, IA average a SchoolGrade of B+: 77% of students test proficient, against 54% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Sioux Center on SchoolGrade
