Mesa Lakes, CO Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Mesa Lakes in green. The most dangerous areas in Mesa Lakes are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Mesa Lakes, CO Safe from Murder?

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Mesa Lakes is in the 9th percentile for safety, meaning 91% of cities are safer and 9% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Mesa Lakes's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Mesa Lakes is 0.1429 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Mesa Lakes generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Mesa Lakes may be as high as 1 in 6,300 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 12,445 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the north parts of Mesa Lakes, CO: about 0 per year. The west part of Mesa Lakes has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Mesa Lakes's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Mesa Lakes to the Colorado state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Mesa Lakes is less safe than the Colorado state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Mesa Lakes, CO

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Mesa Lakes about $32,755 in 2025, or roughly $268 per resident. This is part of Mesa Lakes's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Mesa Lakes, including every crime type and how Mesa Lakes compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Mesa Lakes's crime maps on the Mesa Lakes overall crime page.

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Individual Mesa Lakes Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Mesa Lakes is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Mesa Lakes.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Mesa, CO	B	D	A	F
Molina, CO	B-	D+	A-	D-
Palisade, CO	D	D-	D	C-
Grand Mesa, CO	D	D-	D+	D
Collbran, CO	C	B-	B	D-
Plateau City, CO	C+	C+	B	D-
Whitewater, CO	C	C	C-	D
Cedaredge, CO	D+	D+	C-	D+
Clifton, CO	D	D	D	D+
Eckert, CO	B+	C-	A-	D+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Mesa Lakes is higher versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Pleasant Union, PA	B+	A	A	C-
Pumpkin Center, MS	A-	A+	A+	A+
Pruitt, AR	F	F	F	D
Prosper, OR	D	D	D	B+
Priceville, PA	A+	A-	A-	A+
Pottery Addition, OH	C-	C	C	C+
Possum Trot, KY	A+	A+	A+	B
Portland, KS	C	B+	B+	C-
Portage, MT	D+	C	C	C
Poplar Springs, SC	B+	C+	C+	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mesa Lakes, CO average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Mesa Lakes schools on SchoolGrade

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