Mount Sterling, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 53%

Violent crime 40%

Property crime 56%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Mount Sterling_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,091 (estimate)	1,985	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	9.1	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	40.4	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	97.4	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	278.9	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	234 (estimate)	426	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	246.4	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,143.5	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	169.5	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	857 (estimate)	1,559	1,958

Key findings

Mount Sterling crime rates are 53% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Mount Sterling are 40% lower than the national average
In Mount Sterling you have a 1 in 92 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Mount Sterling is safer than 57% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Mount Sterling has decreased by 12%

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Mount Sterling

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Mount Sterling is 1 in 428

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Mount Sterling is 1 in 117

The chance of being a victim of crime in Mount Sterling is 1 in 92

Year Over Year Crime In Mount Sterling (per 100,000 people)

Mount Sterling police department

Item	Mount Sterling	Illinois	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	8	30,690	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	4.0	2.6	3.3

There are a total of 8 Mount Sterling police officers. This results in 4.0 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 50.9% greater than the Illinois average and 22.9% greater than the National average.

Sex offenders in Illinois

State	Total offenders	Illinois_/100K	National_/100K
Illinois	32,213	263	266

There are a total of 32,213 sex offenders in Illinois. This yields a total of 263 sex offenders in Illinois per 100,000 residents which is 1% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Meredosia, IL	1,029	222	814	1,036
Rushville, IL	2,973	174	2,476	2,651
Mound Station, IL	158	592	2,167	2,759
Golden, IL	643	616	2,253	2,869
Versailles, IL	420	617	2,257	2,874
La Prairie, IL	68	629	2,303	2,932
Perry, IL	325	644	2,359	3,003
Mount Sterling, IL	2,184	234	857	1,091

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Pawnee, OK	2,184	621	2,008	2,629
Oakwood, PA	2,183	212	893	1,105
Eastpoint, FL	2,185	199	915	1,113
Lake Butler city, FL	2,185	223	1,027	1,250
Sac City, IA	2,185	97	1,702	1,800
Mount Sterling, IL	2,184	234	857	1,091

Source: The Mount Sterling, IL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.