Sterling, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sterling, CO 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 408 total crimes committed in Sterling the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,975.3 total crimes per 100K people in Sterling.
  • The overall crime rate in Sterling is 28.01% above the national average.
  • Sterling ranks #99 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Sterling ranks #8,101 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.

Additional research about crime in Colorado

Sterling Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sterling is 2,975.3 per 100,000 people. That's 28.01% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -8.65% lower than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sterling
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 408 2,975.3 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.1 6.3
Robbery 2 14.6 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 30 218.8 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 40 291.7 423.1 369.8
Burglary 60 437.5 400.3 269.8
Larceny 284 2,071.0 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 24 175.0 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 368 2,683.6 2,833.8 1,954.4

Sterling Crime Compared To Colorado Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Sterling

40
Violent Crimes
291.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-21.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Sterling in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sterling is 291.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 342.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sterling each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -21.12% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -31.05% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sterling

368
Property Crimes
2,683.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
37.31%
Above The National Average
  • There were 368 property crimes in Sterling in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sterling is 2,683.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.3 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 37.31% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -5.30% lower than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 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
Fort Morgan, CO 11,331 411 3,627.2 3,186.0 441.3
Sidney, NE 6,469 139 2,148.7 1,638.6 510.1

Sterling SnackAbility

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