The city of Mesquite, with a total population of 144,406, experienced 18,421 arrests over the past three years. During 2017, the arrest rate totaled 407.19 per 10,000 residents. This represents a 28.63% difference making Mesquite higher than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. Of those, 616 were for violent crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Mesquite also handled 5,264 arrests for property crimes during 2017. Compared to Carrollton and Cedar Hill, Mesquite is a more dangerous place to live.
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The city of Mesquite experienced a higher rate of non-violent crime. During 2017, Mesquite totaled 616 violent crimes and 5,264 non-violent crimes.
During 2007-2017, Mesquite experienced 5,460 violent crimes. Of those, 50 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, 14 were for revised rape, another 308 were for legacy rape, 2,227 were for robbery, and 2,861 were for aggravated assault.