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Crime Map, Crime Rate and Safest ZIP Codes in Mesquite, TX
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores in Mesquite, compare its ZIP codes, and find wider county context.
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores around Mesquite. The map can include areas outside the city limits.
Is Mesquite, TX safe?
Mesquite, Texas has a CrimeScore Safety Score of 57 out of 100, grade C, above the Texas statewide score of 53. An estimated 48% of its residents live in neighborhoods graded A or B, compared with 45% statewide. Its 3 ZIP codes range from 55 to 68, so the answer depends on the neighborhood. Safety Scores are modeled estimates, not official crime rates.
- Safety Score
- 57 / 100
- Residents in A or B neighborhoods
- 48%
- Residents in D or F neighborhoods
- 24%
- Scored neighborhoods
- 100
How Mesquite compares
Mesquite scores 4 points above the Texas statewide score of 53. Both scores average neighborhood scores weighted by population, so they compare directly.
Mesquite's estimated residents live in 2 counties:
- Dallas County 99% of residents · county Safety Score 33, grade D
- Kaufman County 1% of residents · county Safety Score 92, grade A
County Safety Scores describe whole counties and are measured differently, so they are not an average of the neighborhoods inside Mesquite.
Neighborhoods inside Mesquite
100 scored neighborhoods (Census block groups) with residents lie at least partly inside Mesquite, 84 of them mostly inside it. Among those 84, the lowest scores 0, the highest 92, and the middle 80% range from 15 to 92.
ZIP code Safety Scores in Mesquite, TX
Showing all 3 ZIP profiles
Higher scores indicate safer modeled conditions. Scored areas are Census block groups, not a coverage percentage.
Closest cities in Texas
- Balch Springs Safety Score 63 · grade B · 4.2 miles
- Seagoville Safety Score 60 · grade B · 8.7 miles
- Garland Safety Score 60 · grade B · 8.8 miles
- Heath Safety Score 64 · grade B · 9.0 miles
- Forney Safety Score 61 · grade B · 9.5 miles
Distances are measured between the population-weighted centers of each city's scored neighborhoods.
About Mesquite
Mesquite has an estimated 150,140 residents (2024 Census estimate) and 48.5 square miles of land inside its 2020 city limits. Its city score combines 100 scored Census block groups that lie at least partly within those limits.
How this page is built
A ZIP code is listed here when most of its land is inside the city limits. ZIPs that mainly lie outside the city appear on their county pages. The city score is not an average of the listed ZIP scores.
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