Sparta, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sparta, MI Summary

Crime in Sparta research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Sparta 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 Sparta:

  • There were 55 total crimes committed in Sparta the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,281.2 total crimes per 100K people in Sparta.
  • The overall crime rate in Sparta is -44.88% below the national average.
  • Sparta ranks #252 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Sparta ranks #4,659 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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Sparta Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sparta is 1,281.2 per 100,000 people. That's -44.88% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -30.33% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sparta
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 55 1,281.2 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 163.1 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 10 232.9 478.0 369.8
Burglary 5 116.5 233.1 269.8
Larceny 38 885.2 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 46.6 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 45 1,048.2 1,360.9 1,954.4

Sparta Crime Compared To Michigan Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Sparta

10
Violent Crimes
232.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-37.01%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Sparta in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sparta is 232.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 429.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sparta each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -37.01% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -51.27% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sparta

45
Property Crimes
1,048.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-46.37%
Below The National Average
  • There were 45 property crimes in Sparta in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sparta is 1,048.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 95.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sparta each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -46.37% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -22.98% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sparta

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wyoming, MI 76,726 1,720 2,241.7 1,728.2 513.5
Kentwood, MI 53,977 1,444 2,675.2 2,228.7 446.5
Walker, MI 25,067 758 3,023.9 2,828.4 195.5
Grandville, MI 15,847 520 3,281.4 3,073.1 208.2
East Grand Rapids, MI 11,372 128 1,125.6 1,108.0 17.6
Rockford, MI 6,204 47 757.6 677.0 80.6

Sparta SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
4
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
6
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