Sparta, WI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Sparta, WI 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 on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Sparta:

  • There were 337 total crimes committed in Sparta in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,445.5 total crimes per 100K people in Sparta.
  • The overall crime rate in Sparta is 62.58% above the national average.
  • Sparta ranks #263 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Sparta ranks #8,959 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Sparta Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sparta is 3,445.5 per 100,000 people. That's 62.58% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 140.51% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sparta
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 337 3,445.5 1,432.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 26 265.8 200.1 256.0
Violent Crime 31 316.9 278.5 359.0
Burglary 20 204.5 117.2 229.0
Larceny 279 2,852.5 875.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 7 71.6 161.3 259.0
Property Crime 306 3,128.5 1,154.1 1,760.0

Sparta Crime Compared To Wisconsin Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Wisconsin.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Sparta

31
Violent Crimes
316.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-11.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 31 violent crimes in Sparta in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sparta is 316.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 315.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sparta each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -11.72% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 13.80% higher than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sparta

306
Property Crimes
3,128.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
77.76%
Above The National Average
  • There were 306 property crimes in Sparta in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sparta is 3,128.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.0 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 77.76% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 171.08% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 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
La Crosse, WI 50,893 2,088 4,102.7 3,711.7 391.0
Winona, MN 25,770 573 2,223.5 2,072.2 151.3
Onalaska, WI 19,068 444 2,328.5 2,291.8 36.7
Holmen, WI 11,889 61 513.1 462.6 50.5
Reedsburg, WI 10,243 206 2,011.1 1,884.2 126.9
Tomah, WI 9,414 193 2,050.1 1,699.6 350.5
West Salem, WI 5,305 66 1,244.1 1,131.0 113.1

Sparta SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9
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