Sterling Police Department

Sterling Police Department is the municipal law-enforcement agency for the City of Sterling in Rice County, Kansas, based at 2100 More Information St. The department serves residents, businesses, and visitors within Sterling limits in Rice County. Its area of responsibility covers patrol and response to calls for service, traffic enforcement, criminal investigations inside the city, and community policing programs that support local neighborhoods and commercial corridors. Sterling sits in a Kansas corridor that mixes residential neighborhoods with local commerce, and the police department is the primary local law-enforcement presence for day-to-day public safety inside the city. Public safety emergencies in Sterling should be reported by dialing 911.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Sterling city, KS has an estimated population of 2,396.