| Statistic | Reportedincidents | /100k people | Mesquite CDP/100k people | Texas/100k people | National/100k people |
| Total crime | 0 | n/a (estimate) | n/a (estimate) | 2,430 | 2,119 |
| Murder | n/a | n/a | n/a | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Rape | n/a | n/a | n/a | 50.0 | 37.5 |
| Robbery | n/a | n/a | n/a | 63.5 | 60.6 |
| Assault | n/a | n/a | n/a | 270.7 | 256.1 |
| Violent crime | n/a | n/a (estimate) | n/a (estimate) | 389 | 359 |
| Burglary | n/a | n/a | n/a | 284.3 | 229.2 |
| Theft | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1,425.6 | 1,272.1 |
| Vehicle theft | n/a | n/a | n/a | 330.7 | 258.8 |
| Property crime | n/a | n/a (estimate) | n/a (estimate) | 2,041 | 1,760 |


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| Item | Mesquite CDP | Texas | National |
| Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians) | n/a | 46,020 | 558,732 |
| Police officers & civilians /1000 residents | n/a | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| State | Total offenders | Texas /100K | National /100K |
| Texas | 95,281 | 443 | 266 |
| City | Population | Violent crime/100k people | Property crime/100k people | Total crime/100k people |
| Talty, TX | 2,597 | 61 | 320 | 381 |
| McLendon-Chisholm, TX | 3,521 | 74 | 389 | 463 |
| Fate, TX | 14,300 | 59 | 483 | 542 |
| Heath, TX | 9,069 | 102 | 441 | 543 |
| Combine, TX | 2,535 | 125 | 655 | 780 |
| Forney, TX | 23,871 | 156 | 652 | 808 |
| Sachse, TX | 25,888 | 72 | 738 | 810 |
| Mesquite CDP, TX | 629 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| City | Population | Violent crime/100k people | Property crime/100k people | Total crime/100k people |
| Birch Tree, MO | 629 | 743 | 3,122 | 3,866 |
| Sugar Grove, PA | 629 | 308 | 1,798 | 2,107 |
| Sardis, OH | 629 | 278 | 1,466 | 1,744 |
| Van Etten, NY | 629 | 540 | 2,446 | 2,986 |
| Roxton, TX | 629 | 527 | 2,766 | 3,293 |
| Mesquite CDP, TX | 629 | n/a | n/a | n/a |