Burglary per Capita in Mesquite
The map below shows burglary per 1,000 Mesquite residents.
The map below shows burglary per 1,000 Mesquite residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of burglary in Mesquite is about 1 in 352.
Burglary costs the average Mesquite resident about $26 per year.
Crime Grade's burglary map shows the safest places in Mesquite in green. The most dangerous areas in Mesquite are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The C- grade means the rate of burglary is slightly higher than the average US city. Mesquite is in the 33rd percentile for safety, meaning 67% of cities are safer and 33% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Mesquite's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of burglary in Mesquite is 2.842 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Mesquite generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of burglary in Mesquite may be as high as 1 in 157 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,260 in the east part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more burglary occurs in the southeast parts of Mesquite, NM: about 2 per year. The east part of Mesquite has fewer cases of burglary with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the burglary rate in Mesquite to the New Mexico state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Mesquite, NM: | 2.842 |
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| New Mexico: | 5.306 |
| USA: | 2.509 |
Considering only the burglary rate, Mesquite is safer than the New Mexico state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Burglary is projected to cost the residents of Mesquite about $85,214 in 2025, or roughly $26 per resident. This is part of Mesquite's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Mesquite, including every crime type and how Mesquite compares to other cities.
Remember that burglary rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Mesquite's crime maps on the Mesquite overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Burglary Crime Grade |
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D- | C- | F | A | |
D+ | D- | D+ | D+ | |
C- | D- | C- | D | |
D+ | D | D+ | C- | |
D+ | D | D | D+ | |
D- | F | D- | F | |
D- | F | D- | D- | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | C | |
F | D- | F | F | |
D- | D | D- | C- |
Mesquite is lower versus other cities of the same size for burglary. The table below compares burglary in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Burglary Crime Grade |
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B | A | A | B- | |
B | C- | C- | C- | |
C | C- | C- | B | |
D | C | C | D- | |
F | F | F | F | |
B+ | A | A | D+ | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | C+ | |
D- | D- | D- | D- | |
D- | D- | D- | D- | |
F | D- | D- | F |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mesquite, NM average SchoolGrade of B-, with 43% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Mesquite schools on SchoolGrade
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