Glenwood, IA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Glenwood, IA Summary

Crime in Glenwood research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Glenwood 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 Glenwood:

  • There were 38 total crimes committed in Glenwood in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 728.2 total crimes per 100K people in Glenwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Glenwood is -65.64% below the national average.
  • Glenwood ranks #65 safest out of 150 cities in Iowa.
  • Glenwood ranks #3,290 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.

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Glenwood Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Glenwood is 728.2 per 100,000 people. That's -65.64% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -52.71% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 1,540.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Glenwood
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 38 728.2 1,540.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.1 5.0
Robbery 1 19.2 18.7 61.0
Aggravated Assault 2 38.3 187.2 256.0
Violent Crime 3 57.5 243.3 359.0
Burglary 8 153.3 199.1 229.0
Larceny 23 440.8 962.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 76.7 135.1 259.0
Property Crime 35 670.8 1,296.8 1,760.0

Glenwood Crime Compared To Iowa Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Glenwood

3
Violent Crimes
57.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-83.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Glenwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Glenwood is 57.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,739.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Glenwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 411.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -83.99% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -76.36% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 243.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Glenwood

35
Property Crimes
670.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-61.89%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 property crimes in Glenwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Glenwood is 670.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 149.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Glenwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -61.89% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -48.27% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,296.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Glenwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bellevue, NE 63,510 782 1,231.3 1,132.1 99.2
Council Bluffs, IA 62,269 1,789 2,873.0 2,452.3 420.8
Bartlett, IL 39,656 166 418.6 390.9 27.7
Papillion, NE 23,597 245 1,038.3 1,004.4 33.9
Plattsmouth, NE 6,879 53 770.5 755.9 14.5
Ralston, NE 6,374 84 1,317.9 1,208.0 109.8

Glenwood SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
4
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
9
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