Sterling City, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Sterling City in green. The most dangerous areas in Sterling City are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Sterling City, TX Safe from Murder?

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Sterling City is in the 10th percentile for safety, meaning 90% of cities are safer and 10% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Sterling City's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Sterling City is 0.1372 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Sterling City generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Sterling City may be as high as 1 in 6,902 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 7,636 in the east part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Sterling City, TX: about 0 per year. The south part of Sterling City has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Sterling City's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Sterling City to the Texas state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Sterling City is less safe than the Texas state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Sterling City, TX

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Sterling City about $383,164 in 2025, or roughly $258 per resident. This is part of Sterling City's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Sterling City, including every crime type and how Sterling City compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Sterling City's crime maps on the Sterling City overall crime page.

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Individual Sterling City Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Sterling City is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Sterling City.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Robert Lee, TX	D-	D-	D	D
Garden City, TX	D	D-	D+	D-
Bronte, TX	D+	C-	C	B
Tennyson, TX	D+	D+	D+	D-
Norton, TX	F	D-	F	D-
Wilmeth, TX	F	D-	F	F
Hatchel, TX	D-	D	D-	D
Ballinger, TX	D	D	D	D
Winters, TX	F	D-	F	D-
Blanton, TX	D-	D	D-	D

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Sterling City is higher versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Appleton City, MO	D	C	C	D-
Barrackville, WV	A-	A-	A-	C
Benton, WI	B	B+	B+	B
Bloomdale, OH	A	C	C	A-
Bradford Woods, PA	A+	A+	A+	B
Carney, OK	F	C+	C+	C
Connoquenessing, PA	A	A-	A-	A+
Clarence, IA	C-	B	B	B-
Cloverport, KY	B+	B+	B+	C+
Oolitic, IN	C	B	B	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sterling City, TX average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Sterling City schools on SchoolGrade

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