Glendale, AZ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Glendale, AZ Summary

Crime in Glendale research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Glendale over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Glendale:

  • There were 8,072 total crimes committed in Glendale in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,159.1 total crimes per 100K people in Glendale.
  • The overall crime rate in Glendale is 49.07% above the national average.
  • Glendale ranks #54 safest out of 65 cities in Arizona.
  • Glendale ranks #8,728 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in Arizona

Glendale Vs Arizona And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Glendale is 3,159.1 per 100,000 people. That's 49.07% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 42.69% higher than the Arizona total crime rate of 2,214.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Glendale
/ 100k People
Arizona
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 8,072 3,159.1 2,214.0 2,119.2
Murder 20 7.8 4.9 5.0
Robbery 167 65.4 64.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 914 357.7 312.4 256.0
Violent Crime 1,248 488.4 421.9 359.0
Burglary 798 312.3 217.8 229.0
Larceny 4,906 1,920.1 1,329.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 1,120 438.3 244.4 259.0
Property Crime 6,824 2,670.7 1,792.1 1,760.0

Glendale Crime Compared To Arizona Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Arizona.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Glendale

1,248
Violent Crimes
488.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
36.05%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,248 violent crimes in Glendale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Glendale is 488.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 204.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Glendale each year. That compares to a 1 in 237.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 36.05% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 15.77% higher than the Arizona violent crime rate of 421.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Glendale

6,824
Property Crimes
2,670.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
51.75%
Above The National Average
  • There were 6,824 property crimes in Glendale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Glendale is 2,670.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Glendale each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 51.75% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 49.03% higher than the Arizona property crime rate of 1,792.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Glendale

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Phoenix, AZ 1,662,809 51,962 3,125.0 2,325.3 799.6
Peoria, AZ 201,056 2,935 1,459.8 1,205.1 254.7
Tempe, AZ 191,376 6,438 3,364.1 2,893.8 470.3
Surprise, AZ 163,202 1,607 984.7 875.6 109.1
Avondale, AZ 94,911 2,478 2,610.9 2,241.0 369.8
El Mirage, AZ 35,815 587 1,639.0 1,256.5 382.5
Paradise Valley, AZ 12,440 133 1,069.1 988.7 80.4
Tolleson, AZ 7,141 726 10,166.6 9,158.4 1,008.3
Litchfield Park, AZ 6,881 72 1,046.4 944.6 101.7

Glendale SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
4
Amenities
9.5
Education
6
Commute
5
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