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The Sparta crime rate is lower than the Michigan average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #235

Sparta, MI	1,301.61
Michigan	1,756.80
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.

Sparta, MI Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Sparta, MI	Count	0	3	0	1	9	74	1	0
	Sparta, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	70.5	0.0	23.5	211.4	1,738.3	23.5	0.0	928
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.4	40.9	80.9	277.7	445.9	1,384.5	213.5	NA	1,360
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Sparta, MI	Count	0	7	1	6	5	77	1	1
	Sparta, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	165.7	23.7	142.0	118.4	1,822.9	23.7	23.7	1,534
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.4	46.5	102.1	274.8	569.4	1,510.0	248.3	NA	1,543
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Sparta, MI	Count	0	6	0	5	5	89	3	0
	Sparta, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	143.4	0.0	119.5	119.5	2,127.7	71.7	0.0	1,464
	Michigan	Per 100,000	7.0	46.4	105.6	295.5	664.4	1,612.0	254.1	NA	1,653
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Sparta, MI	Count	0	4	0	4	9	89	2	1
	Sparta, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	96.7	0.0	96.7	217.5	2,151.3	48.3	24.2	1,252
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.2	44.0	105.2	289.9	724.9	1,629.0	258.2	NA	1,660
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Sparta, MI	Count	0	0	0	4	14	82	1	0
	Sparta, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	99.5	348.2	2,039.3	24.9	0.0	796
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.7	47.3	116.3	321.0	747.4	1,689.5	276.8	NA	1,752
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Sparta, MI	Count	0	3	2	5	18	166	2	0
	Sparta, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	74.2	49.5	123.7	445.4	4,107.9	49.5	0.0	1,844
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.3	45.3	123.7	321.7	760.5	1,782.6	294.7	NA	1,801
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Sparta, MI	Count	0	0	1	3	11	94	3	0
	Sparta, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	24.6	73.9	271.1	2,317.0	73.9	0.0	863
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.4	45.0	129.6	321.5	741.5	1,831.1	362.3	NA	1,832
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Sparta, MI	Count	0	3	2	1	37	141	2	1
	Sparta, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	74.9	49.9	25.0	923.4	3,518.8	49.9	25.0	1,842
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.7	45.5	133.2	350.7	748.9	1,898.3	418.5	NA	1,937
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Sparta, MI	Count	0	2	0	3	17	125	5	0
	Sparta, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	49.6	0.0	74.3	421.2	3,097.1	123.9	0.0	1,369
	Michigan	Per 100,000	7.1	52.2	140.7	362.4	753.9	1,963.5	495.4	NA	2,056
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Sparta, MI	Count	0	2	0	2	13	97	6	2
	Sparta, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	49.1	0.0	49.1	318.9	2,379.8	147.2	49.1	1,125
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.1	51.3	131.8	362.9	696.8	1,917.8	476.5	NA	1,975
	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

Sparta, MI	409.00
Michigan	45.56
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.

Sparta, MI Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Sparta, MI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sparta, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.2	2.0	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.1	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Sparta, MI	Count	2	0	2	0	0	0
	Sparta, MI	Per 100,000	47.3	0.0	47.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	473
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.3	2.2	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Sparta, MI	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Sparta, MI	Per 100,000	23.9	23.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	239
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.4	4.4	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.1	63
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Sparta, MI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sparta, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.6	2.4	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.1	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Sparta, MI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sparta, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.1	2.0	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Sparta, MI	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Sparta, MI	Per 100,000	24.7	24.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	247
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.2	2.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.1	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Sparta, MI	Count	6	6	0	0	0	0
	Sparta, MI	Per 100,000	147.9	147.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1,478
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.7	4.0	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.1	57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Sparta, MI	Count	4	4	0	0	0	0
	Sparta, MI	Per 100,000	99.8	99.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	998
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.3	4.3	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.0	63
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Sparta, MI	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Sparta, MI	Per 100,000	24.8	24.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	247
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.5	4.8	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.0	65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Sparta, MI	1.14
Michigan	2.18
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.

Sparta, MI Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Sparta, MI	Count	6	6	0
	Sparta, MI	Per 100,000	140.9	140.9	0.0	1.41
	Michigan	Per 100,000	234.5	172.3	62.2	2.03
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Sparta, MI	Count	5	5	0
	Sparta, MI	Per 100,000	118.4	118.4	0.0	1.18
	Michigan	Per 100,000	230.4	171.9	58.5	2.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Sparta, MI	Count	5	5	0
	Sparta, MI	Per 100,000	119.5	119.5	0.0	1.20
	Michigan	Per 100,000	235.1	173.7	61.3	2.04
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Sparta, MI	Count	5	5	0
	Sparta, MI	Per 100,000	120.9	120.9	0.0	1.21
	Michigan	Per 100,000	241.0	179.6	61.5	2.10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Sparta, MI	Count	5	5	0
	Sparta, MI	Per 100,000	124.3	124.3	0.0	1.24
	Michigan	Per 100,000	251.6	187.7	63.8	2.20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Sparta, MI	Count	5	5	0
	Sparta, MI	Per 100,000	123.7	123.7	0.0	1.24
	Michigan	Per 100,000	258.2	191.0	67.2	2.25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Sparta, MI	Count	5	5	0
	Sparta, MI	Per 100,000	123.2	123.2	0.0	1.23
	Michigan	Per 100,000	266.3	196.1	70.3	2.31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Sparta, MI	Count	6	5	1
	Sparta, MI	Per 100,000	149.7	124.8	25.0	1.37
	Michigan	Per 100,000	262.7	194.4	68.3	2.29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Sparta, MI	Count	7	6	1
2005	Sparta, MI	Count	7	6	1