Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Sterling Heights has a violent crime rate of 230 per 100,000 residents, 39% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 183.4 per 100,000, robbery at 14.3, rape at 31.6. The murder rate is 0.8 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,049 per 100,000, 46% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 790, burglary at 78, vehicle theft at 176 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 76 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Sterling Heights receives a safety grade of F.
Crime Rates: Sterling Heights vs U.S. Average (per 100,000)