Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Sterling Heights has a violent crime rate of 125 per 100,000 residents, 67% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 93.7 per 100,000, robbery at 12.8, rape at 18.7. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 855 per 100,000, 56% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 714, burglary at 69, vehicle theft at 72 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)