2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Sterling, CO vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Bakersfield has 12% more violent crime than Sterling.
- Bakersfield has 19% more property crime than Sterling.
 Sterling, COBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock2422.7
 Property Crime48.4  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Sterling    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I finally found a place I can afford to live in Colorado , only problem is the commute to Littleton is over 2 hours on the way home from work. So I leave for work on the  More

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Over 12 years ago

This place has the best customer service and "Howdy neighbor" was invented here. Cost of living is better than Indiana and Oregon. Quiet town, so you'll need to create  More

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Over 12 years ago

Sterling is a completely corrupt town where anyone in the"good-old-boys" network came cause untold misery for anyone they choose. The police, the courts, child  More

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Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Sterling, ColoradoCrime Index
 Padroni, CO18.5
 Fleming, CO20.05
 Peetz, CO20.05
 Iliff, CO21.15
 Merino, CO24.1
 Crook, CO24.75
 Atwood, CO27.1
 Sterling, CO34.8

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