Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Mesquite, NV Crime Grade
How Mesquite grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Nevada — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Nevada
1/10
vs. Nevada cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Mesquite, NV was 118.8 per 100,000 residents (29 incidents over a population of 24,413). That puts Mesquite 63% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 68% below the Nevada statewide rate of 372.8.
That ranks Mesquite #1,328 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 65% of them, and #1 of 8 in Nevada. Violent crime is down 3% year over year and down 22% over the last five years.
Mesquite, NV crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- Nevada Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 118.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,328 of 3,771
- NV rank
- #1 of 8
- Safer than
- 65% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 3%
- 5-year change
- down 22%
- Population
- 24,413
- Reporting agency
- Mesquite Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Mesquite Police Department (FBI ORI NV0020900) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Mesquite (red), Nevada (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Mesquite 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 | 152.1(32) | 147.2(32) | 189.3(43) | 123.1(29) | 118.8(29) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 66.5(14) | 18.4(4) | 13.2(3) | 38.2(9) | 28.7(7) |
| Robbery | 4.8(1) | 9.2(2) | 30.8(7) | 12.7(3) | 4.1(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 80.8(17) | 119.6(26) | 145.3(33) | 72.2(17) | 86.0(21) |
| Property crime | 1929.8(406) | 1329.8(289) | 1197.5(272) | 1031.5(243) | 778.3(190) |
| Burglary | 342.2(72) | 207.1(45) | 286.2(65) | 233.5(55) | 167.9(41) |
| Larceny | 1349.9(284) | 961.7(209) | 836.5(190) | 679.1(160) | 528.4(129) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 237.7(50) | 147.2(32) | 74.8(17) | 110.4(26) | 77.8(19) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Mesquite, NV Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Mesquite Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Mesquite calculated?
- Mesquite's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Nevada state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Nevada cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Mesquite Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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