Sparks, NV Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sparks, NV Summary

Crime in Sparks research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Sparks over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Sparks:

  • There were 2,683 total crimes committed in Sparks the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,428.6 total crimes per 100K people in Sparks.
  • The overall crime rate in Sparks is 4.49% above the national average.
  • Sparks ranks #11 safest out of 15 cities in Nevada.
  • Sparks ranks #7,371 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Sparks Vs Nevada And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sparks is 2,428.6 per 100,000 people. That's 4.49% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 1.75% higher than the Nevada total crime rate of 2,386.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sparks
/ 100k People
Nevada
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,683 2,428.6 2,386.9 2,324.2
Murder 6 5.4 5.7 6.3
Robbery 103 93.2 88.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 267 241.7 306.8 268.2
Violent Crime 461 417.3 460.3 369.8
Burglary 281 254.4 368.8 269.8
Larceny 1,586 1,435.6 1,221.4 1,401.9
Car Theft 355 321.3 336.4 282.7
Property Crime 2,222 2,011.3 1,926.6 1,954.4

Sparks Crime Compared To Nevada Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Nevada.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Sparks

461
Violent Crimes
417.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
12.84%
Above The National Average
  • There were 461 violent crimes in Sparks in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sparks is 417.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 239.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sparks each year. That compares to a 1 in 217.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 12.84% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -9.34% lower than the Nevada violent crime rate of 460.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sparks

2,222
Property Crimes
2,011.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
2.91%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,222 property crimes in Sparks in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sparks is 2,011.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sparks each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 2.91% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 4.40% higher than the Nevada property crime rate of 1,926.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sparks

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Reno, NV 273,671 8,559 3,127.5 2,555.6 571.9

Sparks SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
8
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