Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Sparks has a violent crime rate of 393 per 100,000 residents, 3% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 247.3 per 100,000, robbery at 55.1, rape at 85.7. The murder rate is 4.5 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,600 per 100,000, 33% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,968, burglary at 305, vehicle theft at 318 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 3 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Sparks receives a safety grade of F.