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The Mesquite crime rate is about the same as the Texas average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #539

Mesquite, TX	1,974.34
Texas	1,961.58
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Mesquite, TX Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Mesquite, TX	Count	4	53	191	184	1,176	3,816	854	10
	Mesquite, TX	Per 100,000	2.8	36.7	132.3	127.4	814.4	2,642.7	591.4	6.9	1,915
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.4	30.6	115.7	243.6	627.8	2,137.3	254.3	NA	1,611
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Mesquite, TX	Count	6	14	204	178	1,382	4,184	766	11
	Mesquite, TX	Per 100,000	4.2	9.7	141.4	123.3	957.6	2,899.3	530.8	7.6	1,916
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.3	28.4	120.2	246.9	721.8	2,287.8	248.6	NA	1,691
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Mesquite, TX	Count	2	14	183	243	1,568	4,030	687	19
	Mesquite, TX	Per 100,000	1.4	9.7	126.4	167.8	1,082.8	2,782.9	474.4	13.1	1,901
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.4	29.6	116.6	258.0	785.9	2,326.4	249.4	NA	1,746
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Mesquite, TX	Count	2	8	177	210	1,704	4,197	641	10
	Mesquite, TX	Per 100,000	1.4	5.6	124.0	147.1	1,193.6	2,939.8	449.0	7.0	1,939
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.4	29.0	110.6	264.5	838.3	2,387.3	246.7	NA	1,780
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Mesquite, TX	Count	7	8	165	302	1,457	4,345	714	20
	Mesquite, TX	Per 100,000	5.2	6.0	123.2	225.4	1,087.6	3,243.4	533.0	14.9	2,140
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.0	30.3	130.6	284.4	909.1	2,603.3	270.5	NA	1,947
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Mesquite, TX	Count	5	17	220	292	1,390	4,661	688	6
	Mesquite, TX	Per 100,000	3.8	12.8	165.5	219.6	1,045.6	3,506.1	517.5	4.5	2,247
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.4	33.4	153.5	298.7	969.4	2,737.2	308.9	NA	2,100
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Mesquite, TX	Count	3	10	170	309	1,029	4,399	698	17
	Mesquite, TX	Per 100,000	2.3	7.5	128.2	233.0	776.0	3,317.5	526.4	12.8	1,978
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.6	32.9	155.2	314.1	946.0	2,688.8	350.8	NA	2,117
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Mesquite, TX	Count	6	8	199	364	944	3,916	683	29
	Mesquite, TX	Per 100,000	4.5	6.0	150.3	274.9	713.0	2,957.7	515.9	21.9	1,954
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.9	35.3	162.2	307.2	955.1	2,773.3	392.8	NA	2,183
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Mesquite, TX	Count	5	10	171	310	926	3,743	705	46
	Mesquite, TX	Per 100,000	3.7	7.5	128.0	232.1	693.2	2,802.0	527.8	34.4	1,830
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.9	35.6	158.5	316.4	917.3	2,758.2	405.9	NA	2,172
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Mesquite, TX	Count	7	15	169	339	837	3,964	709	NA
	Mesquite, TX	Per 100,000	5.3	11.4	128.2	257.1	634.8	3,006.6	537.8	NA	1,924
	Texas	Per 100,000	6.2	37.2	156.6	329.8	961.6	2,961.7	408.7	NA	2,269
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Mesquite, TX		-0.13
Texas		7.89
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Mesquite, TX Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Mesquite, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mesquite, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Mesquite, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mesquite, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2011	Mesquite, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mesquite, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Mesquite, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mesquite, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Mesquite, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mesquite, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Mesquite, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mesquite, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Mesquite, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mesquite, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Mesquite, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mesquite, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Mesquite, TX	1.76
Texas	2.80
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Mesquite, TX Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Mesquite, TX	Count	294	213	81
	Mesquite, TX	Per 100,000	203.6	147.5	56.1	1.76
	Texas	Per 100,000	314.7	201.8	112.9	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2012	Mesquite, TX	Count	293	219	74
	Mesquite, TX	Per 100,000	202.3	151.2	51.1	1.77
	Texas	Per 100,000	306.5	194.7	111.7	2.51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Mesquite, TX	Count	305	228	77
	Mesquite, TX	Per 100,000	213.6	159.7	53.9	1.87
	Texas	Per 100,000	352.4	217.2	135.1	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Mesquite, TX	Count	300	226	74
	Mesquite, TX	Per 100,000	223.9	168.7	55.2	1.96
	Texas	Per 100,000	359.5	219.5	140.0	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Mesquite, TX	Count	307	224	83
	Mesquite, TX	Per 100,000	230.9	168.5	62.4	2.00
	Texas	Per 100,000	365.5	223.1	142.4	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Mesquite, TX	Count	303	228	75
	Mesquite, TX	Per 100,000	228.5	171.9	56.6	2.00
	Texas	Per 100,000	361.0	217.4	143.6	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Mesquite, TX	Count	294	222	72
	Mesquite, TX	Per 100,000	222.1	167.7	54.4	1.95
	Texas	Per 100,000	360.5	217.7	142.8	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Mesquite, TX	Count	292	220	72
2005	Mesquite, TX	Count	282	209	73