Sparta has a population of 1,724. During the past three years, Sparta saw 165 arrests. For 2013, the Sparta's arrest rate totaled 278.42 per 10,000 residents. This decrease of 21.92% makes Sparta lower than the national average of 356.57 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 9 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Sparta also totaled 39 arrests for property crimes during 2013.
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Overall, Sparta had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2013, Sparta averaged 9 violent crimes and 39 non-violent crimes.
The city of Sparta experienced 28 violent crimes during 2007-2013. Of that total, 5 was for legacy rape and 1 was for revised rape. The robbery total was 1, and the aggravated assault total was 21.
It is situated in Alleghany county, North Carolina with a total number of 6 employees - 0 female, 6 male officers and 0 civilians. Sparta PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is NC0030100, it belongs to the South Atlantic division in the South region with a region code of Region III.