Glenview, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Glenview, IL Summary

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

  • There were 631 total crimes committed in Glenview in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,360.8 total crimes per 100K people in Glenview.
  • The overall crime rate in Glenview is -35.79% below the national average.
  • Glenview ranks #356 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Glenview ranks #5,648 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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Glenview Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Glenview is 1,360.8 per 100,000 people. That's -35.79% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -32.11% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Glenview
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 631 1,360.8 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 5 10.8 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 45 97.0 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 70 151.0 289.2 359.0
Burglary 149 321.3 290.5 229.0
Larceny 377 813.0 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 35 75.5 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 561 1,209.8 1,715.2 1,760.0

Glenview Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Glenview

70
Violent Crimes
151.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-57.95%
Below The National Average
  • There were 70 violent crimes in Glenview in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Glenview is 151.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 662.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Glenview each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -57.95% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -47.80% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Glenview

561
Property Crimes
1,209.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-31.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 561 property crimes in Glenview in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Glenview is 1,209.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 82.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Glenview each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -31.26% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -29.47% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Glenview

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Des Plaines, IL 57,218 721 1,260.1 1,139.5 120.6
Elmhurst, IL 45,206 399 882.6 822.9 59.7
Buffalo Grove, IL 42,283 312 737.9 716.6 21.3
Park Ridge, IL 37,379 353 944.4 848.1 96.3
Northbrook, IL 33,610 412 1,225.8 1,208.0 17.9
Highland Park, IL 30,311 261 861.1 811.6 49.5
Niles, IL 29,099 663 2,278.4 2,223.4 55.0
Glen Ellyn, IL 28,175 177 628.2 578.5 49.7
Wilmette, IL 26,685 323 1,210.4 1,187.9 22.5
Morton Grove, IL 23,782 281 1,181.6 1,135.3 46.3

Glenview SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
5
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