Statistics presented are based on data collected as part of the Uniform Crime Reporting Program. The data represents offenses reported to and arrests made by the Sparks Police Department as reported to the FBI as part of our Annual Report.
The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program was conceived in 1929 by the International Association of Chiefs of Police to meet a need for reliable, uniform crime statistics for the nation. In 1930, the FBI was tasked with collecting, publishing, and archiving those statistics.
Each year, the City of Sparks Police Department's annual crime statistics are published for the previous calendar year in the FBI's Uniform Crime Report (UCR) publication, Crime in the United States. This volume is a collection of data submitted by local, state and county law enforcement agencies utilizing a standardized set of reporting criteria through the Uniform Crime Reporting program. The Crime in the United States volume is publicly accessible via the FBI website.
You may also view crime statistics through the State Of Nevada's website. Monthly statistics are posted as they become available: Nevada Crime Statistics.