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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C+
Property Crime Grade	C+
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$52,422

Cost of Crime™ for Mount Sterling, MO

In 2025, crime will cost $989 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, MO Safe?

The C+ 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 about the same as the norm. Mount Sterling sits in the 47th percentile, ahead of 47% of cities and behind 53%. 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 25.02 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 28 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 50 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Mount Sterling, MO report the most crime, about 1 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Mount Sterling, MO

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Mount Sterling for 2025 is $52,422, about $388 per resident and $989 per household. That equals 1.2% 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): 31.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.5%

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

Mount Sterling, MO:	$388
Hazelwood, MO:	$3007
St. Paul, MO:	$222
Missouri:	$660
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Mount Sterling is $388 per year, which is $76 less than the national average and $272 less than Missouri's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Mount Sterling:

In Hazelwood, MO, crime costs $3,007 per person, which is $2,618 more than in Mount Sterling.
In St. Paul, MO, crime costs $222 per person, which is $166 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	$15,901	$118
Rape/Sexual Assault	$5,882	$44
Robbery	$2,193	$16
Assault	$6,562	$49
Kidnapping	$996	$7
Vehicle Theft	$1,436	$11
Burglary	$3,617	$27
Theft	$6,284	$47
Arson	$636	$5
Vandalism	$4,338	$32
Animal Cruelty	$78	$1
Drug Crimes	$4,486	$33
Identity Theft	$13	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$52,422	$388

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Mount Sterling, MO

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 $136,316 ($1,010 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $188,738 ($1,398 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 135 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	1.692
Robbery	0.5163
Rape	0.7186
Murder	0.0627
Total Violent Crime	2.990 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.988
Vehicle Theft	0.6869
Burglary	2.954
Arson	0.1950
Total Property Crime	12.82 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1217
Drug Crimes	4.493
Vandalism	4.498
Identity Theft	0.0126
Animal Cruelty	0.0781
Total "Other" Rate	9.203 (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 similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Mount Sterling.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Hope, MO	B-	C	B
Cooper Hill, MO	C+	B-	B+
Mint Hill, MO	B-	C	B+
Judge, MO	A-	A-	A+
Pershing, MO	D	D+	D
Linn, MO	C+	B-	C+
Old Woollam, MO	C-	C	B-
Luystown, MO	B-	C	B
Byron, MO	B-	B	A-
Morrison, MO	D+	D+	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Mount Sterling is lower 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
Sleetmute, AK	F	F	F
Kirk, WV	B+	C+	C+
Knapp Creek, NY	C+	C-	C-
Knowles, OK	D-	D-	D-
Knoxville, MS	A	A	A
Kokomo, TX	D+	C-	C-
Lamero, KY	C+	A-	A-
Lawn, WV	A-	B	B
Skaggs, KY	C+	B-	B-
Skidmore, WV	A-	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Mount Sterling is safer than the Missouri 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, MO average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Mount Sterling schools on SchoolGrade

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