Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Mesa has a violent crime rate of 377 per 100,000 residents, 1% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 244.3 per 100,000, robbery at 75.3, rape at 55.2. The murder rate is 2.1 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,869 per 100,000, 5% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,414, burglary at 293, vehicle theft at 162 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.