Glendale, AZ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Glendale:

  • There were 9,480 total crimes committed in Glendale the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,784.9 total crimes per 100K people in Glendale.
  • The overall crime rate in Glendale is 62.85% above the national average.
  • Glendale ranks #63 safest out of 76 cities in Arizona.
  • Glendale ranks #8,805 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 3,784.9 per 100,000 people. That's 62.85% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 39.54% higher than the Arizona total crime rate of 2,712.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Glendale
/ 100k People
Arizona
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 9,480 3,784.9 2,712.5 2,324.2
Murder 20 8.0 6.9 6.3
Robbery 200 79.9 83.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 989 394.9 350.2 268.2
Violent Crime 1,365 545.0 484.8 369.8
Burglary 947 378.1 330.0 269.8
Larceny 6,063 2,420.7 1,656.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 1,105 441.2 241.7 282.7
Property Crime 8,115 3,240.0 2,227.7 1,954.4

Glendale Crime Compared To Arizona Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Arizona.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Glendale

1,365
Violent Crimes
545.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
47.37%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,365 violent crimes in Glendale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Glendale is 545.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 183.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Glendale each year. That compares to a 1 in 206.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 47.37% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 12.41% higher than the Arizona violent crime rate of 484.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Glendale

8,115
Property Crimes
3,240.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
65.78%
Above The National Average
  • There were 8,115 property crimes in Glendale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Glendale is 3,240.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 30.9 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 65.78% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 45.44% higher than the Arizona property crime rate of 2,227.7 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 1,637,902 61,045 3,727.0 2,901.9 825.1
Peoria, AZ 197,894 3,120 1,576.6 1,381.5 195.1
Tempe, AZ 187,473 9,221 4,918.6 4,334.5 584.1
Surprise, AZ 154,128 2,345 1,521.5 1,403.4 118.1
Avondale, AZ 91,467 3,272 3,577.2 3,157.4 419.8
El Mirage, AZ 36,039 630 1,748.1 1,417.9 330.2
Paradise Valley, AZ 12,663 193 1,524.1 1,429.4 94.8
Tolleson, AZ 7,351 882 11,998.4 10,964.5 1,033.9
Litchfield Park, AZ 6,989 108 1,545.3 1,273.4 271.9

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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