Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
South Sioux City, NE Crime Grade
How South Sioux City grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Nebraska — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Nebraska
5/10
vs. Nebraska cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in South Sioux City, NE was 165.7 per 100,000 residents (23 incidents over a population of 13,881). That puts South Sioux City 49% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 24% below the Nebraska statewide rate of 219.3.
That ranks South Sioux City #1,778 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 53% of them, and #8 of 16 in Nebraska. Violent crime is down 9% year over year and down 43% over the last five years.
South Sioux City, NE crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (5/10)
- Nebraska Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 165.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,778 of 3,771
- NE rank
- #8 of 16
- Safer than
- 53% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 9%
- 5-year change
- down 43%
- Population
- 13,881
- Reporting agency
- South Sioux City Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by South Sioux City Police Department (FBI ORI NB0220100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. South Sioux City (red), Nebraska (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
South Sioux City vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 289.5(37) | 175.8(24) | 206.6(28) | 181.1(25) | 165.7(23) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 7.2(1) | 7.2(1) |
| Rape | 46.9(6) | 58.6(8) | 73.8(10) | 29.0(4) | 43.2(6) |
| Robbery | 31.3(4) | 14.6(2) | 29.5(4) | 21.7(3) | 43.2(6) |
| Aggravated assault | 211.3(27) | 102.5(14) | 103.3(14) | 123.2(17) | 72.0(10) |
| Property crime | 2809.1(359) | 2717.6(371) | 2604.8(353) | 2659.2(367) | 1959.5(272) |
| Burglary | 117.4(15) | 131.8(18) | 95.9(13) | 101.4(14) | 57.6(8) |
| Larceny | 2464.8(315) | 2285.4(312) | 2339.1(317) | 2246.2(310) | 1786.6(248) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 226.9(29) | 300.3(41) | 169.7(23) | 304.3(42) | 108.1(15) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the South Sioux City, NE Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the South Sioux City Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for South Sioux City calculated?
- South Sioux City's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Nebraska state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Nebraska cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the South Sioux City Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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