The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Mount Sterling, KY: Crime Maps and Statistics

B-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$5.73 million

Cost of Crime™ for Mount Sterling, KY

In 2025, crime will cost $829 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Mount Sterling with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Mount Sterling, KY Safe?

The B- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Mount Sterling's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Mount Sterling sits in the 56th percentile, ahead of 56% of cities and behind 44%. The grade covers only Mount Sterling's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Mount Sterling is 21.99 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 30 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 69 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Mount Sterling, KY report the most crime, about 94 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 10 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Mount Sterling, KY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Mount Sterling for 2025 is $5,725,002, about $334 per resident and $829 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Mount Sterling Compared to Other Cities?

Mount Sterling, KY:	$334
Shively, KY:	$844
Ekron, KY:	$233
Kentucky:	$450
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Mount Sterling is $334 per year, which is $131 less than the national average and $116 less than Kentucky's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Mount Sterling:

In Shively, KY, crime costs $844 per person, which is $511 more than in Mount Sterling.
In Ekron, KY, crime costs $233 per person, which is $100 less than in Mount Sterling

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Mount Sterling for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Mount Sterling	Cost per Mount Sterling Resident
Murder	$1.92 million	$112
Rape/Sexual Assault	$557,120	$32
Robbery	$189,639	$11
Assault	$522,970	$30
Kidnapping	$160,019	$9
Vehicle Theft	$217,714	$13
Burglary	$325,930	$19
Theft	$746,996	$44
Arson	$31,036	$2
Vandalism	$532,174	$31
Animal Cruelty	$3,520	$0
Drug Crimes	$464,264	$27
Identity Theft	$54,920	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$5,725,002	$334

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Mount Sterling, KY

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Mount Sterling totals $15,599,545 ($909 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $21,324,548 ($1,242 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The city holds few retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Mount Sterling's 17,164 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Mount Sterling Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Mount Sterling residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.061
Robbery	0.3513
Rape	0.5353
Murder	0.0595
Total Violent Crime	2.007 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.403
Vehicle Theft	0.8191
Burglary	2.094
Arson	0.0749
Total Property Crime	11.39 (B-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1538
Drug Crimes	3.657
Vandalism	4.340
Identity Theft	0.4134
Animal Cruelty	0.0277
Total "Other" Rate	8.592 (C)

Individual Mount Sterling Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Howards Mill, KY	A+	A+	A+
Camargo, KY	B-	A+	B-
Stoops, KY	A+	A	A+
Grassy Lick, KY	B+	A	B
Prewitt, KY	B+	A-	B+
Judy, KY	A+	A+	A+
Sideview, KY	A+	A+	A+
Stepstone, KY	B-	A	C
Goffs Corner, KY	B	A-	B-
Jeffersonville, KY	B+	C+	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Mount Sterling is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Harrodsburg, KY	B-	B+	B+
Hewitt, TX	B	B-	B-
Hershey, PA	B+	A+	A+
Hermitage, PA	B+	B+	B+
Hereford, TX	D-	D+	D+
Hedgesville, WV	A+	A	A
Hebron, KY	A-	A	A
Hazlet, NJ	A-	A+	A+
Hastings, MI	B+	B-	B-
Hartland, WI	B+	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Mount Sterling is safer than the Kentucky state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mount Sterling, KY average SchoolGrade of D+, with 28% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Mount Sterling schools on SchoolGrade

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