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Sterling, KS Crime and Crime Rate

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The Sterling crime rate is lower than the Kansas average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #98

Sterling, KS	788.87
Kansas	1,670.49
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Sterling, KS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Sterling, KS	Count	0	0	0	2	35	19	0	1
	Sterling, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	87.3	1,528.4	829.7	0.0	43.7	1,061
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.1	37.0	46.9	250.0	545.0	1,952.4	237.8	NA	1,432
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2012	Sterling, KS	Count	0	0	0	2	10	17	0	1
	Sterling, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	85.5	427.7	727.1	0.0	42.8	483
	Kansas	Per 100,000	2.9	36.5	52.0	263.2	650.3	2,258.0	234.9	NA	1,574
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Sterling, KS	Count	0	1	0	2	15	32	1	0
	Sterling, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	42.7	0.0	85.4	640.2	1,365.8	42.7	0.0	982
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.8	37.8	50.8	261.5	654.4	2,193.2	232.5	NA	1,576
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Sterling, KS	Count	0	1	0	2	12	31	0	0
	Sterling, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	39.4	0.0	78.7	472.3	1,220.0	0.0	0.0	817
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.5	38.8	54.1	272.7	680.1	2,229.2	210.6	NA	1,603
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Sterling, KS	Count	0	2	0	3	10	35	3	0
	Sterling, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	79.4	0.0	119.0	396.8	1,388.9	119.0	0.0	1,121
	Kansas	Per 100,000	4.2	38.9	63.4	293.6	690.7	2,305.9	211.2	NA	1,674
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Sterling, KS	Count	0	1	0	3	12	33	2	1
	Sterling, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	39.6	0.0	118.9	475.6	1,308.0	79.3	39.6	924
	Kansas	Per 100,000	4.0	42.5	60.1	304.0	699.9	2,413.4	263.9	NA	1,752
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Sterling, KS	Count	0	0	0	7	13	15	4	0
	Sterling, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	275.9	512.4	591.2	157.7	0.0	759
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.9	44.3	72.6	331.8	729.9	2,640.2	308.5	NA	1,900
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Sterling, KS	Count	0	0	0	2	9	26	3	2
	Sterling, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	77.1	347.0	1,002.3	115.7	77.1	563
	Kansas	Per 100,000	4.6	44.8	67.9	307.7	723.3	2,712.0	314.9	NA	1,900
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Sterling, KS	Count	0	0	0	2	4	22	1	3
	Sterling, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	77.0	154.1	847.5	38.5	115.6	391
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.7	38.4	65.3	280.0	689.2	2,758.1	339.6	NA	1,830
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Sterling, KS	47.22
Kansas	37.89
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Sterling, KS Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Sterling, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sterling, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	2.6	1.5	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.0	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Sterling, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sterling, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	2.4	1.4	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.1	24
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Sterling, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sterling, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	3.6	2.3	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.2	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Sterling, KS	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Sterling, KS	Per 100,000	42.7	0.0	0.0	42.7	0.0	0.0	426
	Kansas	Per 100,000	2.8	1.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Sterling, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sterling, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	2.6	1.4	0.1	0.7	0.4	0.0	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Sterling, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sterling, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	5.6	2.9	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.0	55
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Sterling, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sterling, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	4.9	3.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	48
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Sterling, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sterling, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	5.1	2.9	0.6	0.9	0.7	0.0	51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Sterling, KS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sterling, KS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kansas	Per 100,000	5.1	3.0	0.6	0.6	0.9	0.0	51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Sterling, KS	1.89
Kansas	3.31
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Sterling, KS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Sterling, KS	Count	5	5	0
	Sterling, KS	Per 100,000	218.3	218.3	0.0	2.18
	Kansas	Per 100,000	391.9	260.2	131.7	3.26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Sterling, KS	Count	5	5	0
	Sterling, KS	Per 100,000	219.0	219.0	0.0	2.19
	Kansas	Per 100,000	396.1	264.4	131.7	3.30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Sterling, KS	Count	5	5	0
	Sterling, KS	Per 100,000	213.9	213.9	0.0	2.14
	Kansas	Per 100,000	402.3	268.4	133.9	3.35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Sterling, KS	Count	5	5	0
	Sterling, KS	Per 100,000	213.4	213.4	0.0	2.13
	Kansas	Per 100,000	395.8	259.5	136.3	3.28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Sterling, KS	Count	4	4	0
	Sterling, KS	Per 100,000	157.4	157.4	0.0	1.57
	Kansas	Per 100,000	406.3	269.1	137.2	3.38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Sterling, KS	Count	5	5	0
	Sterling, KS	Per 100,000	198.4	198.4	0.0	1.98
	Kansas	Per 100,000	409.4	270.6	138.7	3.40
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Sterling, KS	Count	5	5	0
	Sterling, KS	Per 100,000	198.2	198.2	0.0	1.98
	Kansas	Per 100,000	403.2	267.0	136.2	3.35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Sterling, KS	Count	5	5	0
	Sterling, KS	Per 100,000	197.1	197.1	0.0	1.97
	Kansas	Per 100,000	391.3	268.3	123.0	3.30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Sterling, KS	Count	5	5	0
2005	Sterling, KS	Count	5	5	0