The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Sparks, NV: Crime Maps and Statistics

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

$77.9 million

Cost of Crime™ for Sparks, NV

In 2025, crime will cost $1,702 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Sparks with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Sparks, NV Safe?

The D- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Sparks's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Sparks sits in the 11th percentile, ahead of 11% of cities and behind 89%. The grade covers only Sparks's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Sparks is 47.35 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 10 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 49 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Sparks, NV report the most crime, about 1,734 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 21 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sparks, NV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Sparks for 2025 is $77,944,991, about $636 per resident and $1,702 per household. That equals 1.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Sparks Compared to Other Cities?

Sparks, NV:	$636
West Wendover, NV:	$1613
Johnson Lane, NV:	$320
Nevada:	$617
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Sparks is $636 per year, which is $171 more than the national average and $18 more than Nevada's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Sparks:

In West Wendover, NV, crime costs $1,613 per person, which is $978 more than in Sparks.
In Johnson Lane, NV, crime costs $320 per person, which is $316 less than in Sparks

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Sparks for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Sparks	Cost per Sparks Resident
Murder	$13.3 million	$108
Rape/Sexual Assault	$8.89 million	$73
Robbery	$4.16 million	$34
Assault	$10.4 million	$85
Kidnapping	$3.35 million	$27
Vehicle Theft	$8.12 million	$66
Burglary	$4.84 million	$39
Theft	$11.7 million	$96
Arson	$404,768	$3
Vandalism	$8.94 million	$73
Animal Cruelty	$37,430	$0
Drug Crimes	$2.82 million	$23
Identity Theft	$987,068	$8
Total Cost of Crime	$77,944,991	$636

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Sparks, NV

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Sparks totals $135,801,317 ($1,107 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $213,746,308 ($1,743 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southwest part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Sparks has 12, do the same, and of Sparks's 122,634 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Sparks Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Sparks residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.943
Robbery	1.079
Rape	1.196
Murder	0.0577
Total Violent Crime	5.276 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	18.46
Vehicle Theft	4.276
Burglary	4.353
Arson	0.1367
Total Property Crime	27.23 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.4504
Drug Crimes	3.110
Vandalism	10.20
Identity Theft	1.040
Animal Cruelty	0.0413
Total "Other" Rate	14.85 (D-)

Individual Sparks Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Sparks is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Sparks.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Sun Valley, NV	D+	D	D+
Reno, NV	F	D-	F
Spanish Springs, NV	B-	C	C+
Lemmon Valley, NV	D+	D+	C-
Copperfield, NV	D	D+	D+
Verdi, NV	C+	D+	C+
Cold Springs, NV	C	B-	B-
Verdi, CA	C-	C-	D+
Virginia City, NV	F	F	F
Floriston, CA	C+	D-	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Sparks is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Pflugerville, TX	C+	B-	B-
Petaluma, CA	C-	D	D
Philadelphia, PA	C+	B-	B-
Perris, CA	C	D+	D+
Pharr, TX	D-	D-	D-
Metairie, LA	D-	C	C
Mooresville, NC	C	B	B
Maryville, TN	B-	D+	D+
Monroe, LA	D-	D-	D-
Milwaukee, WI	D+	D	D

Considering only the crime rate, Sparks is less safe than the Nevada state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sparks, NV average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Sparks schools on SchoolGrade

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