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Mesa, AZ has a slightly lower rate of violent crime than the US average. Specifically, the violent crime rate in Mesa is 19.3 compared to the US average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate in Mesa is 37.6 compared to the US average of 35.4. Despite being slightly lower than the US average, crime still remains an issue and can have a significant impact on residents within Mesa, AZ.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Mesa violent crime is 19.3. (The US average is 22.7)
Mesa property crime is 37.6. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Mesa, AZ Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000604.33.830.3109.3460.95841.4939.44035.8866.2
2001613.64.125.9110.2473.46095.21051.93931.71111.6
2002684.95.230.6140509.17222.91175.94840.51206.5
2003537.43.226.698.7408.95984.6941.93997.51045.2
2004561.84.927.994.6434.45250.3827.43581.3841.6
20055046.442.9101.7353.15321.47873595.3939.1
2006435.75.744.2110.5275.44634.3714.23125.3794.9
2007489.24.838.5136.4309.54387.6642.83093.7651.2
2008501.13.535.2143.6318.73834.3627.42758.8448.1
2009424.8326.1129.8265.93415653.32485276.7
2010395.43.327.4112.9251.83285.9598.82464.6222.4
2011412.8429.4111.6267.73395.1621.92561.9211.3
2012399.73.138.1103.9254.53132.5593.92342.1196.5
20134.844.5104.82422831.5516.72106.1208.7
2014458.62.854.5101.5299.72800.3510.32108.7181.3
2015418.73.451.286.6277.52527.4471.11881.2175.1
2016428.8456.994.1273.92344.7407.71757.1179.8
2017415.84.751.292.2267.72172381.51610.9179.6
2018363.93.447.182.6230.81985.4309.61504.9170.9
2019376.92.155.275.3244.31868.72931413.8161.9

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Gilbert, AZ96.61,202.6231,79972019
Chandler, AZ228.22,070.9181,517112019
Tempe, AZ452.43,776.1178,654112019
Apache Junction, AZ223.43,776.134,763122019
Paradise Valley, AZ67.91,092.813,001162019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Phoenix, AZ698.93,314.61,300,786232019
Tucson, AZ688.43,272.0532,3231002019
Las Vegas, NV531.22,771.61,666,8032792019
Albuquerque, NM1,351.82,771.6553,6843142019
San Diego, CA361.71,882.51,238,5493142019

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Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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