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Mesquite Police Department

City agencyTX0571800NIBRS since 2018LEMAS 2020

Dallas, Kaufman County, Texas

Serves ~150,193 residents · UCR reported

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The Mesquite Police Department is the local law enforcement agency of the city of Mesquite, Texas. The department divides the city into nine police districts. The department has four bureaus, each headed by a deputy chief: Technical Services, Staff Support, Operations, and Criminal Investigations.

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Crime & staffing trends

Reported offenses by year

Summary Reporting System counts from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Staffing by year

Police employment counts reported to the FBI UCR program.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Aggravated Assault: victim & offender age · 2,100 victims, 1,784 offenders
Victim sex
Male1,143 (54%)
Female957 (46%)
Victim race
White1,050 (50%)
Black or African American1,013 (48%)
Asian33 (2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native4 (0%)
Weapons involved
Handgun737 (45%)
Knife/Cutting Instrument285 (17%)
Firearm183 (11%)
Other121 (7%)
Motor Vehicle/Vessel107 (7%)
Blunt Object86 (5%)

Top 6 of 12 categories shown.

Incident location
Residence/Home865 (41%)
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk809 (39%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage285 (14%)
School-Elementary/Secondary30 (1%)
Restaurant22 (1%)
Hotel/Motel/Etc.21 (1%)

Top 6 of 21 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Stranger415 (25%)
Otherwise Known309 (19%)
Boyfriend/Girlfriend210 (13%)
Acquaintance163 (10%)
Ex-Relationship (Ex-Boyfriend/Girlfriend)80 (5%)
Other Family Member72 (4%)

Top 6 of 24 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Weapon Law Violations78 (31%)
Simple Assault40 (16%)
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property33 (13%)
Drug/Narcotic Violations18 (7%)
Burglary/Breaking & Entering13 (5%)
Drug Equipment Violations12 (5%)

Top 6 of 22 categories shown.

Open data

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Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
224
Part-time sworn
0
Full-time civilian
77
Part-time civilian
14
Total FT employees
301
Population served
138,916
Operating budget
$41,039,300
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: no

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
201322987$30,038,458
200722272$29,683,877
200319760$23,322,628
200020069$19,519,205
199919464
199719364
199316454
199016053
198712933

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment
Sworn officers (2025)
260
Civilians (2025)
85

Reported annually to the FBI UCR program; full history charted above.

Open data

No catalogued open data portals for this agency yet, but its official website may publish records and transparency reports.

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