Sterling Hills, Aurora, CO Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$933,845

Cost of Crime™ for Sterling Hills, Aurora, CO

In 2025, violent crime will cost $397 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Sterling Hills with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The A grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Sterling Hills against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is much lower than the norm. Sterling Hills sits in the 90th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 90% of neighborhoods and behind 10%. The grade covers only Sterling Hills's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Sterling Hills is 2.081 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 281 in the southwest areas to 1 in 596 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Sterling Hills, Aurora, CO report the most violent crime, about 3 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sterling Hills, Aurora, CO

The tangible cost of violent crime in Sterling Hills is projected at $933,845 for 2025, about $144 per resident and $397 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 49.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 16.6%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Sterling Hills Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Sterling Hills, Aurora, CO:	$144
Lodo, Denver, CO:	$1053
Briargate, Colorado Springs, C:	$156
Colorado:	$319
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $144 per resident each year in Sterling Hills, which is $114 less than the national average and $175 less than Aurora's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Sterling Hills:

In Lodo, Denver, CO, crime costs $1,053 per person, which is $909 more than in Sterling Hills.
In Briargate, Colorado Springs, C, crime costs $156 per person, which is $12 more than in Sterling Hills

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Sterling Hills, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Sterling Hills	Cost per Sterling Hills Resident
Murder	$342,719	$53
Rape/Sexual Assault	$384,277	$59
Robbery	$72,317	$11
Assault	$134,532	$21
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$933,845	$144

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Sterling Hills, Aurora, CO

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Sterling Hills totals $4,189,441 ($646 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $5,123,286 ($790 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Sterling Hills, Aurora, CO, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the west part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Sterling Hills Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Sterling Hills residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.7220
Robbery	0.3544
Rape	0.9768
Murder	0.0281
Total Violent Crime	2.081 (A)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Side Creek, Aurora, CO	B-	B+	B
Seven Hills, Aurora, CO	C	B+	C+
Conservatory, Aurora, CO	B	A	B+
Aurora Highlands, Aurora, CO	C-	C+	C-
Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora, CO	C-	B	C-
Tollgate Overlook, Aurora, CO	D+	C	D+
Horseshoe Park, Aurora, CO	C-	C+	C-
Carriage Place, Aurora, CO	C-	B-	C-
Meadow Wood, Aurora, CO	D+	C+	C-
Rocky Ridge, Aurora, CO	D+	C	D

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Sterling Hills is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Marina Lagoon, San Mateo, CA	B-	B-	B-
South Alum Creek, Columbus, OH	B	A-	A-
Sherman Park, Milwaukee, WI	F	F	F
North Clackamas, Oatfield, OR	B-	A-	A-
New River Estates, Sunrise, FL	A+	A+	A+
Nauck, Arlington, VA	A-	A	A
Midtown, Milwaukee, WI	D-	F	F
Midtown District, San Diego, CA	D-	D-	D-
Michigan Park, Washington, DC	D	C-	C-
Meadowlane, Lincoln, NE	B-	A-	A-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Sterling Hills is safer than the Colorado state average and safer than the national average.

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