Mesquite, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Mesquite, TX Summary

Crime in Mesquite research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Mesquite over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Mesquite:

  • There were 6,059 total crimes committed in Mesquite the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,115.4 total crimes per 100K people in Mesquite.
  • The overall crime rate in Mesquite is 77.07% above the national average.
  • Mesquite ranks #640 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Mesquite ranks #9,030 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Mesquite Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mesquite is 4,115.4 per 100,000 people. That's 77.07% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 52.91% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mesquite
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 6,059 4,115.4 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 9 6.1 6.6 6.3
Robbery 134 91.0 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 487 330.8 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 687 466.6 446.5 369.8
Burglary 718 487.7 370.7 269.8
Larceny 3,618 2,457.4 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 1,036 703.7 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 5,372 3,648.8 2,245.0 1,954.4

Mesquite Crime Compared To Texas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Texas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Mesquite

687
Violent Crimes
466.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
26.18%
Above The National Average
  • There were 687 violent crimes in Mesquite in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mesquite is 466.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 214.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mesquite each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 26.18% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 4.52% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mesquite

5,372
Property Crimes
3,648.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
86.70%
Above The National Average
  • There were 5,372 property crimes in Mesquite in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mesquite is 3,648.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mesquite each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 86.70% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 62.53% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mesquite

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Dallas, TX 1,286,121 59,046 4,591.0 3,812.8 778.2
Garland, TX 241,095 6,771 2,808.4 2,562.5 246.0
Richardson, TX 115,771 2,813 2,429.8 2,271.7 158.1
Rowlett, TX 65,196 1,122 1,721.0 1,484.8 236.2
DeSoto, TX 55,956 1,298 2,319.7 2,019.4 300.2
Rockwall, TX 51,724 847 1,637.5 1,535.1 102.5
Sachse, TX 31,317 229 731.2 696.1 35.1
Forney, TX 31,105 423 1,359.9 1,160.6 199.3
Balch Springs, TX 26,973 939 3,481.3 3,003.0 478.3
University Park, TX 24,918 340 1,364.5 1,324.3 40.1

Mesquite SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
4
Amenities
9.5
Education
5
Commute
4
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