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The Sparks crime rate is lower than the Nevada average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #7

Sparks, NV	1,805.68
Nevada	2,180.21
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Sparks, NV Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Sparks, NV	Count	2	68	56	181	545	1,701	248	9
	Sparks, NV	Per 100,000	2.1	72.3	59.6	192.5	579.7	1,809.3	263.8	9.6	1,550
	Nevada	Per 100,000	6.0	35.0	209.7	372.1	772.3	1,494.3	358.7	NA	1,891
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Sparks, NV	Count	2	43	70	156	559	1,710	253	13
	Sparks, NV	Per 100,000	2.2	46.4	75.5	168.2	602.6	1,843.3	272.7	14.0	1,445
	Nevada	Per 100,000	5.8	39.1	185.8	360.6	826.0	1,653.4	358.3	NA	1,928
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Sparks, NV	Count	1	32	68	133	609	1,710	240	14
	Sparks, NV	Per 100,000	1.1	34.6	73.6	144.0	659.2	1,850.9	259.8	15.2	1,367
	Nevada	Per 100,000	4.5	33.7	178.3	391.1	801.8	1,644.6	363.1	NA	1,888
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Sparks, NV	Count	7	46	75	157	656	1,600	191	22
	Sparks, NV	Per 100,000	7.7	50.5	82.4	172.5	720.7	1,757.8	209.8	24.2	1,570
	Nevada	Per 100,000	5.2	33.5	157.9	365.6	742.3	1,470.0	348.3	NA	1,760
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Sparks, NV	Count	8	35	103	211	699	1,829	233	17
	Sparks, NV	Per 100,000	8.7	38.3	112.7	230.8	764.5	2,000.4	254.8	18.6	1,733
	Nevada	Per 100,000	5.9	35.7	196.2	422.9	823.0	1,574.5	377.1	NA	1,977
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Sparks, NV	Count	5	40	112	242	850	2,007	248	24
	Sparks, NV	Per 100,000	5.5	43.8	122.5	264.7	929.8	2,195.3	271.3	26.3	1,900
	Nevada	Per 100,000	5.9	38.6	227.8	429.8	832.1	1,755.1	468.4	NA	2,143
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Sparks, NV	Count	0	51	128	231	903	2,279	304	53
	Sparks, NV	Per 100,000	0.0	57.4	144.0	259.8	1,015.6	2,563.2	341.9	59.6	2,085
	Nevada	Per 100,000	6.3	42.4	248.9	426.9	929.0	1,906.8	611.6	NA	2,353
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Sparks, NV	Count	3	36	134	179	832	2,422	349	22
	Sparks, NV	Per 100,000	3.5	41.4	154.2	206.0	957.6	2,787.6	401.7	25.3	2,074
	Nevada	Per 100,000	7.5	42.7	270.2	430.2	968.3	1,939.1	870.5	NA	2,566
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Sparks, NV	Count	3	40	124	213	893	2,104	455	20
	Sparks, NV	Per 100,000	3.5	47.2	146.2	251.2	1,053.1	2,481.3	536.6	23.6	2,176
	Nevada	Per 100,000	9.0	43.2	281.6	407.8	994.6	2,013.8	1,080.4	NA	2,722
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Sparks, NV	Count	5	56	96	202	740	2,045	450	8
	Sparks, NV	Per 100,000	6.0	66.8	114.6	241.1	883.1	2,440.6	537.1	9.5	2,157
	Nevada	Per 100,000	8.5	42.1	194.7	361.5	972.4	2,153.9	1,115.2	NA	2,574
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Sparks, NV	1.43
Nevada	29.33
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Sparks, NV Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Sparks, NV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sparks, NV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Nevada	Per 100,000	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2011	Sparks, NV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sparks, NV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Nevada	Per 100,000	2.7	1.5	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Sparks, NV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sparks, NV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Nevada	Per 100,000	2.5	0.9	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.0	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Sparks, NV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sparks, NV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Nevada	Per 100,000	2.1	0.9	0.2	0.7	0.4	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Sparks, NV	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Sparks, NV	Per 100,000	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11
	Nevada	Per 100,000	3.6	1.7	0.7	0.5	0.7	0.0	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Sparks, NV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sparks, NV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Nevada	Per 100,000	2.5	1.0	0.6	0.3	0.6	0.0	24
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Sparks, NV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sparks, NV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Nevada	Per 100,000	5.0	2.1	0.5	0.5	1.8	0.0	50
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Sparks, NV	1.29
Nevada	2.83
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Sparks, NV Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Sparks, NV	Count	143	102	41
	Sparks, NV	Per 100,000	152.1	108.5	43.6	1.30
	Nevada	Per 100,000	316.6	194.1	122.5	2.55
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Sparks, NV	Count	146	104	42
	Sparks, NV	Per 100,000	157.4	112.1	45.3	1.35
	Nevada	Per 100,000	315.8	192.1	123.8	2.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Sparks, NV	Count	147	108	39
	Sparks, NV	Per 100,000	159.1	116.9	42.2	1.38
	Nevada	Per 100,000	342.4	205.8	136.6	2.74
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2010	Sparks, NV	Count	150	108	42
	Sparks, NV	Per 100,000	164.1	118.1	45.9	1.41
	Nevada	Per 100,000	365.6	217.8	147.8	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Sparks, NV	Count	155	108	47
	Sparks, NV	Per 100,000	169.5	118.1	51.4	1.44
	Nevada	Per 100,000	382.7	226.4	156.3	3.05
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Sparks, NV	Count	163	111	52
	Sparks, NV	Per 100,000	183.3	124.8	58.5	1.54
	Nevada	Per 100,000	340.0	220.3	119.7	2.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Sparks, NV	Count	166	114	52
	Sparks, NV	Per 100,000	191.1	131.2	59.8	1.61
	Nevada	Per 100,000	371.8	249.3	122.5	3.11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Sparks, NV	Count	162	111	51
2005	Sparks, NV	Count	152	106	46