The city of Melissa, with a total population of 9,270, experienced 182 arrests over the past three years. During 2017, the arrest rate totaled 40.99 per 10,000 residents. This represents a 87.05% difference making Melissa lower than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. Of those, 4 were for violent crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Melissa also handled 34 arrests for property crimes during 2017. Compared to Allen and Anna, Melissa is a safer place to live.
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The city of Melissa experienced a higher rate of non-violent crime. During 2017, Melissa totaled 4 violent crimes and 34 non-violent crimes.
During 2007-2017, Melissa experienced 36 violent crimes. Of those, 2 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, another 3 were for legacy rape, 3 were for robbery, and 28 were for aggravated assault.