Sterlington, LA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

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

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$1.71 million

Cost of Crime™ for Sterlington, LA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,109 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Sterlington 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 D- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Sterlington against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Sterlington sits in the 11th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 11% of cities and behind 89%. The grade covers only Sterlington's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Sterlington is 6.464 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 89 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 567 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Sterlington, LA report the most violent crime, about 14 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sterlington, LA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Sterlington is projected at $1,714,930 for 2025, about $412 per resident and $1,109 per household. That equals 1.0% 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): 40.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 46.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.7%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Sterlington Compared to Other Cities?

Sterlington, LA:	$412
Merrydale, LA:	$1048
Harahan, LA:	$149
Louisiana:	$470
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $412 per resident each year in Sterlington, which is $154 more than the national average and $58 less than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Sterlington:

In Merrydale, LA, crime costs $1,048 per person, which is $636 more than in Sterlington.
In Harahan, LA, crime costs $149 per person, which is $263 less than in Sterlington

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Sterlington	Cost per Sterlington Resident
Murder	$857,948	$206
Rape/Sexual Assault	$175,288	$42
Robbery	$59,207	$14
Assault	$622,486	$150
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,714,930	$412

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Sterlington, LA

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 Sterlington totals $6,703,486 ($1,611 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $8,418,415 ($2,023 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Sterlington, LA, 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 south part of the city 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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Sterlington Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.208
Robbery	0.4523
Rape	0.6946
Murder	0.1097
Total Violent Crime	6.464 (D-)

Individual Sterlington Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Fowler, LA	C+	D-	C+
Wall Lake, LA	D+	D+	D
Spencer, LA	B	B+	B-
North Monroe, LA	C-	D	C-
Rocky Branch, LA	B-	C	B
Upland, LA	D	D	D-
Collinston, LA	D+	D+	D
Bastrop, LA	D-	D-	D-
Monroe, LA	D-	D-	D
Point, LA	B+	D	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Sterlington is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Catlett, VA	B-	B+	B+
Chase City, VA	D+	D	D
Charlotte, VT	A	A+	A+
Charleston, MS	D+	B-	B-
Charles City, VA	C-	D+	D+
Loretto, PA	B	A-	A-
Lookout Mountain, GA	A	B-	B-
Centreville, AL	C-	D+	D+
Centre Hall, PA	A+	A	A
Rollinsford, NH	C+	A	A

Considering only the violent crime rate, Sterlington is less safe than the Louisiana state average and less safe than the national average.

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