Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Mesa has a violent crime rate of 486 per 100,000 residents, 28% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 384.0 per 100,000, robbery at 50.4, rape at 49.1. The murder rate is 2.7 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,488 per 100,000, 24% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,090, burglary at 190, vehicle theft at 200 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 79 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 546 federally declared disasters. Overall, Mesa receives a safety grade of F.