Sterling, IL Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in Sterling in green. The most dangerous areas in Sterling 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, IL Safe from Robbery?

The D grade means the rate of robbery is higher than the average US city. Sterling is in the 16th percentile for safety, meaning 84% of cities are safer and 16% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Sterling's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of robbery in Sterling is 0.8370 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Sterling generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Sterling may be as high as 1 in 971 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,362 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the northeast parts of Sterling, IL: about 4 per year. The southeast part of Sterling has fewer cases of robbery with only 1 in a typical year.

How Sterling's Robbery Rate Compares

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

Considering only the robbery rate, Sterling is as safe as the Illinois 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 Robbery in Sterling, IL

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Sterling about $532,937 in 2025, or roughly $26 per resident. This is part of Sterling's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Sterling, including every crime type and how Sterling compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Robbery Map

Remember that robbery 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's crime maps on the Sterling overall crime page.

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Individual Sterling Crime Maps & Stats

Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Rock Falls, IL	C+	B-	C+	D-
Galt, IL	B+	A-	B-	B-
Como, IL	B+	B+	B+	D
Yeoward Addition, IL	A	A-	A	D+
Nelson, IL	A-	B+	B+	D+
Penrose, IL	A-	B	B+	D-
Coleta, IL	A+	B+	A+	D-
Round Grove, IL	A-	A-	A-	D
Woosung, IL	B+	A-	B-	D
Harmon, IL	A-	C+	A-	D-

Robbery in City with Similar Populations

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

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Charleston, IL	C+	B	B	C-
Walled Lake, MI	C+	B	B	A
Wade Hampton, SC	D-	C+	C+	B+
Voorhees, NJ	A	A+	A+	A-
Vincent, CA	C+	B-	B-	D+
Chesterton, IN	B+	A-	A-	B
Cheney, WA	D	C-	C-	C-
Chehalis, WA	D	C-	C-	D+
Chatham, NJ	A	A+	A+	B
Charlestown, MA	C-	D	D	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sterling, IL average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 23% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Sterling schools on SchoolGrade

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