Mount Sterling, KY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Mount Sterling, KY Summary

Crime in Mount Sterling research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Mount 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 Mount Sterling:

  • There were 242 total crimes committed in Mount Sterling the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,207.8 total crimes per 100K people in Mount Sterling.
  • The overall crime rate in Mount Sterling is 38.02% above the national average.
  • Mount Sterling ranks #216 safest out of 231 cities in Kentucky.
  • Mount Sterling ranks #8,351 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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Mount Sterling Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mount Sterling is 3,207.8 per 100,000 people. That's 38.02% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 57.36% higher than the Kentucky total crime rate of 2,038.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mount Sterling
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 242 3,207.8 2,038.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 53.0 168.3 268.2
Violent Crime 7 92.8 259.1 369.8
Burglary 15 198.8 344.1 269.8
Larceny 206 2,730.6 1,178.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 14 185.6 256.8 282.7
Property Crime 235 3,115.1 1,779.5 1,954.4

Mount Sterling Crime Compared To Kentucky Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Mount Sterling

7
Violent Crimes
92.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-74.91%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Mount Sterling in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mount Sterling is 92.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,077.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mount Sterling each year. That compares to a 1 in 386.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -74.91% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -64.19% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 259.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mount Sterling

235
Property Crimes
3,115.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
59.39%
Above The National Average
  • There were 235 property crimes in Mount Sterling in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mount Sterling is 3,115.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mount Sterling each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 59.39% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 75.05% higher than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,779.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mount Sterling

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Georgetown, KY 38,213 577 1,510.0 1,397.4 112.5
Richmond, KY 36,698 848 2,310.8 2,130.9 179.8
Nicholasville, KY 31,882 588 1,844.3 1,712.6 131.7
Versailles, KY 27,242 266 976.4 906.7 69.7
Winchester, KY 18,989 677 3,565.2 3,380.9 184.3
Berea, KY 16,229 212 1,306.3 1,201.6 104.8
Paris, KY 10,174 130 1,277.8 1,189.3 88.5
Maysville, KY 8,672 209 2,410.1 2,294.7 115.3
Morehead, KY 7,030 142 2,019.9 1,778.1 241.8
Wilmore, KY 6,081 40 657.8 624.9 32.9

Mount Sterling SnackAbility

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