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The Sparta crime rate is lower than the New Jersey average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #13

Sparta, NJ	208.28
New Jersey	1,180.23
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, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Sparta, NJ	Count	0	2	0	7	12	66	1	0
	Sparta, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	10.3	0.0	36.1	61.9	340.7	5.2	0.0	206
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	3.9	10.7	117.5	125.6	354.8	1,248.3	131.0	NA	969
	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, NJ	Count	0	NA	0	4	22	121	1	1
	Sparta, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	0.0	20.5	112.9	620.7	5.1	5.1	235
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.5	9.7	135.8	135.6	403.1	1,325.2	154.5	NA	1,065
	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, NJ	Count	0	1	1	0	30	152	4	0
	Sparta, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	5.1	5.1	0.0	152.1	770.8	20.3	0.0	312
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.4	11.7	128.4	145.7	477.6	1,383.7	185.9	NA	1,140
	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, NJ	Count	0	0	1	2	18	92	0	0
	Sparta, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	5.1	10.1	91.0	464.9	0.0	0.0	179
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.3	11.4	138.4	154.3	490.2	1,463.1	197.4	NA	1,193
	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, NJ	Count	0	0	0	1	15	116	1	0
	Sparta, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.1	77.1	595.9	5.1	0.0	195
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.2	11.2	134.4	157.9	440.5	1,464.5	176.9	NA	1,154
	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, NJ	Count	0	0	0	4	14	104	0	0
	Sparta, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	20.7	72.4	537.9	0.0	0.0	191
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	3.7	12.0	133.7	162.2	427.9	1,473.7	178.1	NA	1,149
	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, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	10	126	2	0
	Sparta, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	51.9	654.1	10.4	0.0	195
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.3	12.9	146.3	163.0	465.3	1,595.7	232.4	NA	1,260
	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, NJ	Count	0	0	0	5	9	85	2	0
	Sparta, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	26.0	46.7	441.3	10.4	0.0	165
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.4	12.1	144.5	168.3	431.5	1,528.8	252.7	NA	1,235
	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, NJ	Count	1	0	1	0	15	93	1	0
	Sparta, NJ	Per 100,000	5.2	0.0	5.2	0.0	77.6	481.0	5.2	0.0	247
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.9	14.2	153.1	179.4	452.0	1,556.5	283.4	NA	1,310
	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, NJ	Count	0	0	1	3	8	85	1	1
	Sparta, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	5.2	15.5	41.5	440.5	5.2	5.2	157
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.8	13.9	151.6	184.4	447.1	1,568.4	317.5	NA	1,327
	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, NJ	50.00
New Jersey	65.13
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, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2010	Sparta, NJ	Count	1	0	0	0	0	1
	Sparta, NJ	Per 100,000	5.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.1	51
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	6.2	2.5	2.5	0.5	0.6	0.1	61
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Sparta, NJ	1.88
New Jersey	4.08
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, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Sparta, NJ	Count	44	32	12
	Sparta, NJ	Per 100,000	227.1	165.2	61.9	1.96
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	448.6	343.2	105.4	3.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Sparta, NJ	Count	40	28	12
	Sparta, NJ	Per 100,000	205.2	143.6	61.6	1.74
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	400.8	307.0	93.8	3.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Sparta, NJ	Count	39	28	11
	Sparta, NJ	Per 100,000	197.8	142.0	55.8	1.70
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	442.2	337.9	104.3	3.90
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Sparta, NJ	Count	39	29	10
	Sparta, NJ	Per 100,000	197.1	146.6	50.5	1.72
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	432.5	335.2	97.4	3.84
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Sparta, NJ	Count	46	35	11
	Sparta, NJ	Per 100,000	236.3	179.8	56.5	2.08
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	471.0	365.8	105.2	4.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Sparta, NJ	Count	49	37	12
	Sparta, NJ	Per 100,000	253.4	191.4	62.1	2.22
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	494.4	381.3	113.1	4.38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Sparta, NJ	Count	50	39	11
	Sparta, NJ	Per 100,000	259.6	202.5	57.1	2.31
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	500.2	385.5	114.8	4.43
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Sparta, NJ	Count	50	40	10
	Sparta, NJ	Per 100,000	259.6	207.7	51.9	2.34
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	495.8	385.5	110.2	4.41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Sparta, NJ	Count	46	37	9
2005	Sparta, NJ	Count	47	39	8