Sterling, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sterling, KS Summary

Crime in Sterling research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Sterling over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Sterling:

  • There were 24 total crimes committed in Sterling the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,093.4 total crimes per 100K people in Sterling.
  • The overall crime rate in Sterling is -52.96% below the national average.
  • Sterling ranks #68 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Sterling ranks #4,047 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Sterling Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sterling is 1,093.4 per 100,000 people. That's -52.96% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -58.33% lower than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sterling
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 24 1,093.4 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 136.7 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 4 182.2 425.0 369.8
Burglary 3 136.7 331.4 269.8
Larceny 16 728.9 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 45.6 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 20 911.2 2,199.1 1,954.4

Sterling Crime Compared To Kansas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Kansas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Sterling

4
Violent Crimes
182.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-50.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Sterling in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sterling is 182.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 548.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sterling each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -50.72% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -57.13% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sterling

20
Property Crimes
911.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-53.38%
Below The National Average
  • There were 20 property crimes in Sterling in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sterling is 911.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 109.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sterling each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -53.38% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -58.57% lower than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sterling

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Frederick, MD 80,985 1,560 1,926.3 1,554.6 371.7
Hutchinson, KS 39,424 1,068 2,709.0 2,237.2 471.8
Newton, KS 18,337 609 3,321.2 2,677.6 643.5
Great Bend, KS 14,456 395 2,732.4 2,324.3 408.1
McPherson, KS 13,853 284 2,050.1 1,790.2 259.9
Pratt, KS 6,606 124 1,877.1 1,604.6 272.5
Larned, KS 3,607 70 1,940.7 1,441.6 499.0
Lyons, KS 3,403 55 1,616.2 1,146.0 470.2
Kingman, KS 3,021 15 496.5 364.1 132.4
Ellsworth, KS 2,997 26 867.5 667.3 200.2

Sterling SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
7
Education
9
Commute
9.5
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