What is recorded in White Clay, and why there is no grade
White Clay has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Sheridan County. The Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for White Clay alone, and no Safety Grade. For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Gordon (C), 22 miles away.
What stands out about safety in White Clay
Policed by the county
White Clay is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for White Clay. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Nebraska towns with their own police figures are Gordon (C, 22 mi), Chadron (C, 26 mi), Alliance (B−, 64 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from White Clay. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Sheridan County without police of their own, which include White Clay.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
Also reports crimes in Sheridan County to the FBI.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Nebraska towns with a Safety Grade
Straight-line distance from the center of White Clay. Nearby towns can differ a lot from White Clay.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
White Clay and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
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Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in White Clay
Is White Clay, NE safe?
There is no Safety Grade for White Clay. The nearest Nebraska towns with a grade are Gordon (C, 22 mi), Chadron (C, 26 mi), Alliance (B−, 64 mi).
Who polices White Clay?
The Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office. White Clay is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Sheridan County without police of their own.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.