Sidney, IL Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A-
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	A-

Which crimes are included?

$214,576

Cost of Crime™ for Sidney, IL

In 2025, violent crime will cost $395 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Sidney with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The A- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Sidney against the average US city, where the rate is lower than the norm. Sidney sits in the 83rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 83% of cities and behind 17%. The grade covers only Sidney's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Sidney is 1.774 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 363 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 663 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Sidney, IL report the most violent crime, about 1 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sidney, IL

The tangible cost of violent crime in Sidney is projected at $214,576 for 2025, about $150 per resident and $395 per household. That equals 0.3% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 45.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.5%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Sidney Compared to Other Cities?

Sidney, IL:	$150
East St. Louis, IL:	$693
Glen Carbon, IL:	$84
Illinois:	$240
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $150 per resident each year in Sidney, which is $108 less than the national average and $90 less than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Sidney:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $693 per person, which is $543 more than in Sidney.
In Glen Carbon, IL, crime costs $84 per person, which is $67 less than in Sidney

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Sidney, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Sidney	Cost per Sidney Resident
Murder	$110,668	$78
Rape/Sexual Assault	$58,087	$41
Robbery	$26,940	$19
Assault	$18,881	$13
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$214,576	$150

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Sidney, IL

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Sidney totals $1,031,652 ($723 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,246,228 ($873 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Sidney, IL, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the northeast part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Sidney Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Sidney residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.4607
Robbery	0.6002
Rape	0.6714
Murder	0.0413
Total Violent Crime	1.774 (A-)

Individual Sidney Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Sidney is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Sidney.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Philo, IL	A	B+	A
Homer, IL	B+	B-	A-
St. Joseph, IL	A+	A+	A+
Ogden, IL	B+	A	A
Broadlands, IL	A	C	A+
Longview, IL	A	C	A+
Urbana, IL	C-	C	D+
Savoy, IL	A	A	B+
Allerton, IL	A	B	A
Tolono, IL	B+	B-	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Sidney is lower versus other cities of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Sutherland, NE	B+	B-	B-
Wild Peach Village, TX	C+	C+	C+
Edgerton, MN	A	A	A
Warsaw, MN	B+	B	B
Elgin, MN	A	B+	B+
Valders, WI	A	A-	A-
Udall, KS	B-	D+	D+
Tuscola, MI	B+	C+	C+
Towaoc, CO	F	D-	D-
Gilmanton Iron Works, NH	A	A	A

Considering only the violent crime rate, Sidney is safer than the Illinois state average and safer than the national average.

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