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Total crime 36%
Violent crime 31%
Property crime 37%
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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.
Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
StatisticReportedincidents/100k peopleSecond Mesa/100k peopleArizona/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime0n/a (estimate)1,507 (estimate)2,7132,346
Murdern/an/an/a6.96.5
Rapen/an/an/a44.038.4
Robberyn/an/an/a83.773.9
Assaultn/an/an/a350.2279.7
Violent crimen/an/a (estimate)269 (estimate)485388
Burglaryn/an/an/a330.0314.2
Theftn/an/an/a1,656.01,398.0
Vehicle theftn/an/an/a241.7246.0
Property crimen/an/a (estimate)1,237 (estimate)2,2281,958

Key findings

  • Second Mesa crime rates are 36% lower than the national average
  • Violent crimes in Second Mesa are 31% lower than the national average
  • In Second Mesa you have a 1 in 67 chance of becoming a victim of crime
  • Second Mesa is safer than 48% of the cities in the United States
  • Year over year crime in Second Mesa has decreased by 6%

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      Daily Crime In Second Mesa (per 100,000 people)

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      Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Second Mesa

      The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Second Mesa is 1 in 372
      The chance of being a victim of property crime in Second Mesa is 1 in 81
      The chance of being a victim of crime in Second Mesa is 1 in 67

      Year Over Year Crime In Second Mesa (per 100,000 people)

      Second Mesa police department

      ItemSecond MesaArizonaNational
      Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)n/a12,274558,732
      Police officers & civilians /1000 residentsn/a3.13.3

      Sex offenders in Arizona

      StateTotal offendersArizona /100KNational /100K
      Arizona8,206157266
      There are a total of 8,206 sex offenders in Arizona. This yields a total of 157 sex offenders in Arizona per 100,000 residents which is 41% less than the national average.

      Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

      CityPopulationViolent crime/100k peopleProperty crime/100k peopleTotal crime/100k people
      Hotevilla-Bacavi, AZ1,2222511,1551,406
      Shongopovi, AZ1,0802721,2511,523
      First Mesa, AZ1,7372721,2511,523
      Second Mesa, AZ1,5372691,2371,507

      Cities with similar population

      CityPopulationViolent crime/100k peopleProperty crime/100k peopleTotal crime/100k people
      Pirtleville, AZ1,5372721,2511,523
      Algonquin, MD1,537160646806
      Wakefield, NE1,5371558891,044
      Lazy Mountain, AK1,5383048191,123
      Stapleton, AL1,538147693840
      Second Mesa, AZ1,5372691,2371,507
      Source: The Second Mesa, AZ crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.