Crime & Safety in Mesquite, TX

Mesquite has a violent crime rate of 479 per 100,000 residents, 26% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 272.6 per 100,000, robbery at 170.5, rape at 31.5. The murder rate is 4.2 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 3,632 per 100,000, 85% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 2,558, burglary at 462, vehicle theft at 612 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 322 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 91 federally declared disasters. Overall, Mesquite receives a safety grade of F.