Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Mesa, AZ Crime Grade
How Mesa grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Arizona — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Arizona
9/10
vs. Arizona cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Mesa, AZ was 419.6 per 100,000 residents (2,182 incidents over a population of 519,990). That puts Mesa Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 11% above the Arizona statewide rate of 377.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Mesa (red), Arizona (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Mesa vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 415.6(2,135) | 435.8(2,236) | 444.3(2,292) | 485.6(2,494) | 419.6(2,182) |
| Murder | 4.9(25) | 5.5(28) | 5.2(27) | 2.7(14) | 3.5(18) |
| Rape | 61.9(318) | 54.2(278) | 42.3(218) | 48.9(251) | 28.7(149) |
| Robbery | 63.1(324) | 60.6(311) | 54.7(282) | 50.4(259) | 47.3(246) |
| Aggravated assault | 285.8(1,468) | 315.5(1,619) | 342.2(1,765) | 383.6(1,970) | 340.2(1,769) |
| Property crime | 1977.8(10,160) | 1788.3(9,176) | 1651.1(8,517) | 1487.0(7,637) | 1296.6(6,742) |
| Burglary | 267.1(1,372) | 216.1(1,109) | 199.9(1,031) | 190.0(976) | 167.3(870) |
| Larceny | 1491.3(7,661) | 1356.0(6,958) | 1173.6(6,054) | 1088.8(5,592) | 963.3(5,009) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 212.4(1,091) | 210.7(1,081) | 268.3(1,384) | 200.2(1,028) | 159.8(831) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Mesa's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Arizona cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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