This dataset lists the community events in which MPD personnel were asked to attend to discuss issues of concern to the citizens of Mesa. This dataset will be updated monthly.

Cases credited as “cleared” in a given month or year may have been opened in a previous month or year.

Officer positions assigned to street patrol. Generally position count is as of August for the given year.

Confirmed cases of opioid overdose, locations are not actual but instead rounded to approximately 1/3 mile increments. Opioid overdose confirmed by 1) patient or witness verification, 2) Opioid found on scene or 3) positive response to Narcan treatment. For more information on opioid drugs see https://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/opioids

The Uniform Crime Reporting Program collects statistics on the number of offenses known to City of Mesa Police Department. Address and Location data are not exact location of incidents and have been rounded to nearest hundred block. Lat/Long are approximations only based on rounded hundred block.

Part 1 offenses are reported monthly and are chosen by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) because they are serious crimes, they occur with regularity in all areas of the country, and they are likely to be reported to police. Part I offenses are defined as: Criminal homicide, Forcible Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Burglary (breaking or entering), Larceny-theft (except motor vehicle theft), Motor vehicle theft and Arson.

The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program collects statistics on the number of offenses known to City of Mesa Police Department. In Part I, the UCR indexes reported incidents of crimes that are broken into two categories: violent and property crimes. Aggravated assault, forcible rape, murder, and robbery are classified as violent, while arson, burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft are classified as property crimes. City of Mesa population 2011-2018 based on U.S. Census estimates; 2019-2025 based on Maricopa County Association of Governments (MAG) estimates.

All types of fire dispatched incidents such as structure fires, vehicle fires, commercial fire alarms and special operations responses including hazardous materials, natural gas leaks, technical rescue calls, heavy extrication and aircraft incidents.

Confirmed cases of opioid overdose, locations are not actual but instead rounded to approximately 1/3 mile increments. Opioid overdose confirmed by 1) patient or witness verification, 2) Opioid found on scene or 3) positive response to Narcan treatment. For more information on opioid drugs see https://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/opioids

Misdemeanor jail inmate housing (incidents by location, month, fiscal year).
This data shows historical inmate housing information beginning from fiscal year 2011/2012, and will include that information relating to those individuals housed at CoreCivic beginning July 2017.
No individually identifiable information is included in this data extract.
This data will be posted one month behind when the period closes due to the data collection process.

Information about incidents dispatched by Fire & Medical for service within the City of Mesa. All dispatch and response times are based on calls received and dispatched by Mesa Regional Dispatch Center (MRDC) only. Calls to 911 are routed by a 911 Control Office to a primary public safety answering point (PSAP). The primary PSAP for emergency calls in the City of Mesa is Police 911 dispatch. Fire and Medical calls are transferred to the MRDC, a secondary PSAP for dispatch. Call handling and response times in this dataset do not include primary PSAP receive, handle and transfer times.

Visit https://www.fcc.gov/general/9-1-1-and-e9-1-1-services and http://www.mesaaz.gov/residents/fire-medical/divisions-sections/dispatch-deployment for more information. Also see http://www.mesaaz.gov/residents/police/divisions/communications/how-does-911-work for additional information about using 911.