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Michigan
Sterling Heights
Sterling Heights crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 27 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Sterling Heights for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.
The city violent crime rate for Sterling Heights in 2025 was lower than the
national violent crime rate
average by 33.01% and the city property crime rate in Sterling Heights was lower than the
national property crime rate
average by 25.01%.
In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Sterling Heights was lower than the
violent crime rate in Michigan
by 47.27% and the city property crime rate in Sterling Heights was lower than the
property crime rate in Michigan
by 8.54%.
Property and Violent Crime
Sterling Heights Crime Statistics
Summary Report
2025 Crime (Actual Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
237
Arson
7
Burglary
87
Larceny and Theft
1,250
Motor Vehicle Theft
210
Murder and Manslaughter
1
Rape
47
Robbery
10
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
1,820
Property Crime
1,547
Violent Crime
295
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
230
Arson
7
Burglary
69
Larceny and Theft
1,071
Motor Vehicle Theft
273
Murder and Manslaughter
1
Rape
38
Robbery
15
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
1,687
Property Crime
1,414
Violent Crime
284
Property and Violent Crime Totals
Actual versus Projected Crime Totals
City versus State versus National Crime Comparison
* The source of
actual
data on this Sterling Heights, Michigan crime rate report is the
FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement
for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The
projected
crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Sterling Heights crime report data for 2026 was projected from 27 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.
The
FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data
solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.
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