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Mount Sterling, KY crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   "Reflects 2023 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2024 (latest available). Updated annually." Where is 2024 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in Mount Sterling is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 19 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Mount Sterling is 1 in 53. Based on FBI crime data, Mount Sterling is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Kentucky, Mount Sterling has a crime rate that is higher than 90% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Mount Sterling to other communities of similar population, then Mount Sterling crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Mount Sterling does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Mount Sterling does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Mount Sterling.

For Mount Sterling, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Mount Sterling than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1514, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Mount Sterling's rate for property crime is 18 per one thousand population. This makes Mount Sterling a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Mount Sterling is one in 55.

Mount Sterling Crime Data

total Crime Index

22

(100 is safest)


Safer than 22% of U.S. cities.

Mount Sterling Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

5

138

143

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.66

18.23

18.89

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.66
2.24
National Median: 4
    Mount Sterling
    Kentucky

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,514

in Mount Sterling

1 in 446

in Kentucky

Mount Sterling Violent Crimes

Population: 7,571
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 1 0 4
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.13 0.00 0.53

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 19,252 127,216 222,795 884,550
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.38 0.67 2.64

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
18.23
15.52
National Median: 19
    Mount Sterling
    Kentucky

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 55

in Mount Sterling

1 in 64

in Kentucky

Property Crimes

Population: 7,571
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 15 117 6
Rate per 1,000 1.98 15.45 0.79

United States Property Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 839,563 4,512,064 1,067,522
Rate per 1,000 2.51 13.47 3.19

Mount Sterling Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
32
22
National Median: 26.5
    Mount Sterling
    Kentucky