Sparks, NV Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Sparks in green. The most dangerous areas in Sparks are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Sparks, NV Safe from Theft?

The D- grade means the rate of theft is much higher than the average US city. Sparks is in the 14th percentile for safety, meaning 86% of cities are safer and 14% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Sparks's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in Sparks is 18.46 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Sparks generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Sparks may be as high as 1 in 22 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 205 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the southwest parts of Sparks, NV: about 807 per year. The northwest part of Sparks has fewer cases of theft with only 7 in a typical year.

How Sparks's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Sparks to the Nevada state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

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

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Theft in Sparks, NV

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Sparks about $11,724,764 in 2025, or roughly $96 per resident. This is part of Sparks's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Sparks, including every crime type and how Sparks compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Theft Map

Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Sparks's crime maps on the Sparks overall crime page.

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Individual Sparks Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of theft 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	Theft Crime Grade
Sun Valley, NV	D+	D	D+	D+
Reno, NV	F	D-	F	D-
Spanish Springs, NV	B-	C	C+	B-
Lemmon Valley, NV	D+	D+	C-	C
Copperfield, NV	D	D+	D+	C-
Verdi, NV	C+	D+	C+	B+
Cold Springs, NV	C	B-	B-	B-
Verdi, CA	C-	C-	D+	C-
Virginia City, NV	F	F	F	F
Floriston, CA	C+	D-	B-	A-

Theft in City with Similar Populations

Sparks is higher versus other cities of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in cities with comparable overall population.

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

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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