Crime & Safety in Mesquite, NV

Mesquite has a violent crime rate of 133 per 100,000 residents, 65% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 20.4 per 100,000, robbery at 10.2, rape at 102.0. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,142 per 100,000, 42% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 806, burglary at 240, vehicle theft at 97 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 17 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 91 federally declared disasters. Overall, Mesquite receives a safety grade of F.