Mesa AZ Crime Rate 1999-2018
Interactive chart of the Mesa, Arizona violent crime rate and statistics by year from 1999 to 2018. In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, violent crime statistics are composed of four offenses: murder/homicide and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes are defined in the UCR Program as those offenses which involve force or threat of force.
- The Mesa AZ crime rate for 2018 was 363.85 per 100,000 population, a 12.5% decline from 2017.
- The Mesa AZ crime rate for 2017 was 415.83 per 100,000 population, a 3.03% decline from 2016.
- The Mesa AZ crime rate for 2016 was 428.83 per 100,000 population, a 2.43% increase from 2015.
- The Mesa AZ crime rate for 2015 was 418.65 per 100,000 population, a 8.71% decline from 2014.
| City Name |
Population |
Rate |
| Globe |
7,330 |
2,141.88 |
| Pinetop-Lakeside |
4,371 |
1,098.15 |
| Page |
7,576 |
1,042.77 |
| Miami |
1,764 |
1,020.41 |
| Winslow |
9,361 |
886.66 |
| Tolleson |
7,305 |
835.04 |
| Tucson |
537,392 |
736.52 |
| Phoenix |
1,653,080 |
732.57 |
| Casa Grande |
56,479 |
612.62 |
| St. Johns |
3,510 |
598.29 |
| Show Low |
11,156 |
528.86 |
| Hayden |
970 |
515.46 |
| Yuma |
96,121 |
510.81 |
| Tempe |
188,543 |
484.24 |
| Flagstaff |
72,852 |
469.44 |
| Glendale |
249,799 |
467.18 |
| Eloy |
19,549 |
414.34 |
| Williams |
3,176 |
409.32 |
| Quartzsite |
3,695 |
405.95 |
| Payson |
15,549 |
405.17 |
| Kingman |
29,669 |
397.72 |
| Fredonia |
1,300 |
384.62 |
| Bullhead City |
40,354 |
369.23 |
| Mesa |
504,873 |
363.85 |
| Snowflake-Taylor |
9,971 |
361.05 |
| Holbrook |
5,048 |
356.58 |
| Wickenburg |
7,042 |
355.01 |
| Chino Valley |
11,840 |
354.73 |
| Avondale |
85,204 |
335.66 |
| Safford |
9,657 |
331.37 |
| Prescott |
43,172 |
315.02 |
| Coolidge |
12,815 |
288.72 |
| Camp Verde |
11,249 |
275.58 |
| Willcox |
3,465 |
259.74 |
| Goodyear |
82,159 |
247.08 |
| Sierra Vista |
42,574 |
244.28 |
| Chandler |
255,986 |
236.73 |
| Kearny |
2,116 |
236.29 |
| Tombstone |
1,283 |
233.83 |
| Peoria |
170,177 |
228.00 |
| Superior |
3,095 |
226.17 |
| Jerome |
456 |
219.30 |
| El Mirage |
35,733 |
215.49 |
| Nogales |
19,973 |
205.28 |
| Wellton |
3,003 |
199.80 |
| Apache Junction |
41,245 |
196.39 |
| Parker |
3,060 |
196.08 |
| Maricopa |
48,660 |
191.12 |
| Eagar |
4,876 |
184.58 |
| Buckeye |
71,318 |
175.27 |
| Scottsdale |
254,961 |
165.52 |
| Lake Havasu City |
54,678 |
160.94 |
| Prescott Valley |
45,337 |
147.78 |
| Florence |
25,987 |
130.83 |
| Sahuarita |
29,896 |
127.11 |
| Surprise |
136,611 |
120.78 |
| Somerton |
16,380 |
116.00 |
| Springerville |
1,955 |
102.30 |
| Gilbert |
247,463 |
94.56 |
| Clarkdale |
4,367 |
91.60 |
| Marana |
46,447 |
71.05 |
| Oro Valley |
44,844 |
37.91 |
| San Luis |
33,074 |
24.19 |
| Paradise Valley |
14,519 |
20.66 |
| Thatcher |
5,048 |
0.00 |
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Historical Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 Population
|
| Year |
Mesa |
AZ |
US |
| 2018 |
363.85 |
474.90 |
380.56 |
| 2017 |
415.83 |
505.71 |
394.86 |
| 2016 |
428.83 |
471.03 |
397.52 |
| 2015 |
418.65 |
410.23 |
373.74 |
| 2014 |
458.57 |
392.67 |
361.55 |
| 2013 |
396.14 |
415.61 |
369.13 |
| 2012 |
399.65 |
428.58 |
387.75 |
| 2011 |
412.80 |
414.22 |
387.06 |
| 2010 |
395.38 |
413.65 |
404.50 |
| 2009 |
424.78 |
426.45 |
431.88 |
| 2008 |
501.07 |
485.63 |
458.61 |
| 2007 |
489.25 |
518.00 |
471.77 |
| 2006 |
435.71 |
542.56 |
479.34 |
| 2005 |
504.05 |
511.98 |
469.04 |
| 2004 |
561.79 |
504.40 |
463.16 |
| 2003 |
537.37 |
513.30 |
475.84 |
| 2002 |
0.00 |
554.50 |
494.38 |
| 2001 |
0.00 |
540.33 |
504.52 |
| 2000 |
0.00 |
531.73 |
506.53 |
| 1999 |
0.00 |
551.11 |
522.95 |
