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The Mesa crime rate is lower than the Arizona average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #46

Mesa, AZ	1,896.66
Arizona	2,025.41
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.

Mesa, AZ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Mesa, AZ	Count	13	252	469	1,385	2,358	9,744	838	85
	Mesa, AZ	Per 100,000	2.8	54.5	101.5	299.7	510.3	2,108.7	181.3	18.4	1,641
	Arizona	Per 100,000	4.7	36.6	92.8	252.1	647.1	2,289.1	261.3	NA	1,672
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Mesa, AZ	Count	22	203	478	1,104	2,357	9,607	952	124
	Mesa, AZ	Per 100,000	4.8	44.5	104.8	242.0	516.7	2,106.1	208.7	27.2	1,585
	Arizona	Per 100,000	5.4	35.4	101.1	263.9	732.4	2,403.5	263.2	NA	1,772
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Mesa, AZ	Count	14	172	469	1,149	2,681	10,572	887	97
	Mesa, AZ	Per 100,000	3.1	38.1	103.9	254.5	593.9	2,342.1	196.5	21.5	1,629
	Arizona	Per 100,000	5.5	34.7	112.7	276.0	807.8	2,439.1	292.3	NA	1,861
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Mesa, AZ	Count	18	131	497	1,192	2,769	11,407	941	74
	Mesa, AZ	Per 100,000	4.0	29.4	111.6	267.7	621.9	2,561.9	211.3	16.6	1,701
	Arizona	Per 100,000	6.2	34.9	109.9	254.8	847.3	2,401.3	305.9	NA	1,865
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Mesa, AZ	Count	15	124	511	1,140	2,711	11,158	1,007	59
	Mesa, AZ	Per 100,000	3.3	27.4	112.9	251.8	598.8	2,464.6	222.4	13.0	1,635
	Arizona	Per 100,000	6.4	33.9	108.5	259.3	794.3	2,403.2	336.5	NA	1,854
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Mesa, AZ	Count	14	123	611	1,252	3,076	11,700	1,303	85
	Mesa, AZ	Per 100,000	3.0	26.1	129.8	265.9	653.3	2,485.0	276.7	18.1	1,723
	Arizona	Per 100,000	5.4	32.0	122.8	248.1	809.8	2,352.8	394.0	NA	1,863
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Mesa, AZ	Count	16	161	656	1,456	2,866	12,603	2,047	73
	Mesa, AZ	Per 100,000	3.5	35.2	143.6	318.7	627.4	2,758.8	448.1	16.0	1,991
	Arizona	Per 100,000	6.3	25.7	149.2	265.9	868.9	2,849.5	572.6	NA	2,145
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Mesa, AZ	Count	22	175	620	1,407	2,922	14,063	2,960	54
	Mesa, AZ	Per 100,000	4.8	38.5	136.4	309.5	642.8	3,093.7	651.2	11.9	2,200
	Arizona	Per 100,000	7.4	29.3	151.7	294.3	912.2	2,738.4	763.4	NA	2,302
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Mesa, AZ	Count	26	203	508	1,266	3,283	14,367	3,654	38
	Mesa, AZ	Per 100,000	5.7	44.2	110.5	275.4	714.2	3,125.3	794.9	8.3	2,283
	Arizona	Per 100,000	7.5	31.5	149.6	312.7	925.3	2,813.1	889.5	NA	2,418
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Mesa, AZ	Count	29	194	460	1,597	3,560	16,263	4,248	52
	Mesa, AZ	Per 100,000	6.4	42.9	101.7	353.1	787.0	3,595.3	939.1	11.5	2,579
	Arizona	Per 100,000	7.5	33.8	144.4	327.4	948.4	2,965.2	924.4	NA	2,503
	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

Mesa, AZ	14.33
Arizona	30.44
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.

Mesa, AZ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Mesa, AZ	Count	10	4	1	3	2	0
	Mesa, AZ	Per 100,000	2.2	0.9	0.2	0.6	0.4	0.0	21
	Arizona	Per 100,000	4.1	1.9	0.6	0.9	0.7	0.1	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Mesa, AZ	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	Mesa, AZ	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	4
	Arizona	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.0	24
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Mesa, AZ	Count	2	0	2	0	0	0
	Mesa, AZ	Per 100,000	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	4
	Arizona	Per 100,000	2.9	1.3	0.4	0.7	0.5	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Mesa, AZ	Count	8	4	3	1	0	0
	Mesa, AZ	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.7	0.2	0.0	0.0	17
	Arizona	Per 100,000	3.1	1.3	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.0	30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Mesa, AZ	Count	7	6	1	0	0	0
	Mesa, AZ	Per 100,000	1.5	1.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	15
	Arizona	Per 100,000	3.7	1.5	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Mesa, AZ	Count	8	4	1	2	1	0
	Mesa, AZ	Per 100,000	1.7	0.8	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.0	16
	Arizona	Per 100,000	3.4	1.3	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Mesa, AZ	Count	13	4	3	1	5	0
	Mesa, AZ	Per 100,000	2.8	0.9	0.7	0.2	1.1	0.0	28
	Arizona	Per 100,000	2.9	1.2	0.5	0.4	0.7	0.0	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Mesa, AZ	Count	9	4	0	2	3	0
	Mesa, AZ	Per 100,000	2.0	0.9	0.0	0.4	0.7	0.0	19
	Arizona	Per 100,000	2.8	1.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Mesa, AZ	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Mesa, AZ	Per 100,000	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6
	Arizona	Per 100,000	2.5	0.9	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.0	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Mesa, AZ	2.08
Arizona	2.73
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.

Mesa, AZ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Mesa, AZ	Count	1,228	812	416
	Mesa, AZ	Per 100,000	265.7	175.7	90.0	2.21
	Arizona	Per 100,000	339.0	188.1	150.8	2.64
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Mesa, AZ	Count	1,141	765	376
	Mesa, AZ	Per 100,000	250.1	167.7	82.4	2.09
	Arizona	Per 100,000	328.4	185.3	143.1	2.57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Mesa, AZ	Count	1,174	780	394
	Mesa, AZ	Per 100,000	260.1	172.8	87.3	2.16
	Arizona	Per 100,000	351.0	198.6	152.4	2.75
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Mesa, AZ	Count	1,136	750	386
	Mesa, AZ	Per 100,000	255.1	168.4	86.7	2.12
	Arizona	Per 100,000	339.0	197.1	141.9	2.68
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Mesa, AZ	Count	1,186	776	410
	Mesa, AZ	Per 100,000	262.0	171.4	90.6	2.17
	Arizona	Per 100,000	351.0	199.9	151.1	2.75
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Mesa, AZ	Count	1,256	801	455
	Mesa, AZ	Per 100,000	266.8	170.1	96.6	2.18
	Arizona	Per 100,000	353.4	200.1	153.3	2.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Mesa, AZ	Count	1,328	831	497
	Mesa, AZ	Per 100,000	290.7	181.9	108.8	2.36
	Arizona	Per 100,000	359.0	202.1	156.9	2.81
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Mesa, AZ	Count	1,324	831	493
	Mesa, AZ	Per 100,000	291.3	182.8	108.5	2.37
	Arizona	Per 100,000	365.7	204.0	161.7	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Mesa, AZ	Count	1,321	829	492
2005	Mesa, AZ	Count	1,340	801	539