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

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	B

Which crimes are included?

$572,778

Cost of Crime™ for Sterling, OK

In 2025, crime will cost $721 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of 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 Sterling, OK Safe?

The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Sterling's combined rate is lower than the norm. Sterling sits in the 83rd percentile, ahead of 83% of cities and behind 17%. The grade covers only Sterling's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Sterling is 14.36 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 57 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 78 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Sterling, OK report the most crime, about 5 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sterling, OK

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Sterling for 2025 is $572,778, about $287 per resident and $721 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.9%

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

Sterling, OK:	$287
Anadarko, OK:	$1034
Verdigris, OK:	$306
Oklahoma:	$573
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Sterling is $287 per year, which is $178 less than the national average and $287 less than Oklahoma's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Sterling:

In Anadarko, OK, crime costs $1,034 per person, which is $748 more than in Sterling.
In Verdigris, OK, crime costs $306 per person, which is $19 more than in Sterling

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Sterling	Cost per Sterling Resident
Murder	$158,258	$79
Rape/Sexual Assault	$119,035	$60
Robbery	$19,257	$10
Assault	$38,534	$19
Kidnapping	$31,305	$16
Vehicle Theft	$54,283	$27
Burglary	$33,262	$17
Theft	$26,140	$13
Arson	$7,423	$4
Vandalism	$28,077	$14
Animal Cruelty	$1,360	$1
Drug Crimes	$54,675	$27
Identity Theft	$1,169	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$572,778	$287

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Sterling, OK

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 Sterling totals $1,638,976 ($820 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,211,754 ($1,106 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 Sterling's 1,999 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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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 Sterling residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.6712
Robbery	0.3063
Rape	0.9821
Murder	0.0421
Total Violent Crime	2.002 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	2.525
Vehicle Theft	1.754
Burglary	1.835
Arson	0.1538
Total Property Crime	6.267 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2583
Drug Crimes	3.698
Vandalism	1.966
Identity Theft	0.0756
Animal Cruelty	0.0920
Total "Other" Rate	6.090 (B)

Individual Sterling Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Fletcher, OK	D	B-	D-
Elgin, OK	C	C+	C+
Central High, OK	B+	C+	A+
Cyril, OK	C	D+	C+
Rush Springs, OK	D	D	D
Lakeside Village, OK	D+	C	D-
Edgewater Park, OK	D	C	D-
Porter Hill, OK	B-	C+	C+
Marlow, OK	D	C	D
Apache, OK	D	D+	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

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
Rural Valley, PA	A	A-	A-
Eden, WI	A+	A-	A-
Emmett, MI	A+	A-	A-
Fosters, MI	B+	B	B
Garden Valley, ID	D	F	F
Goshen, AL	B-	C	C
Konawa, OK	D	C-	C-
Martin, SD	F	F	F
Minneota, MN	B+	A-	A-
Montville, OH	A	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, Sterling is safer than the Oklahoma 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 Sterling, OK average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Sterling schools on SchoolGrade

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