Glenwood, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Glenwood, IL 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 161 total crimes committed in Glenwood in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,975.5 total crimes per 100K people in Glenwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Glenwood is -6.78% below the national average.
  • Glenwood ranks #425 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Glenwood ranks #7,158 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 Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Glenwood is 1,975.5 per 100,000 people. That's -6.78% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -1.44% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Glenwood
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 161 1,975.5 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 2 24.5 5.8 5.0
Robbery 2 24.5 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 13 159.5 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 18 220.9 289.2 359.0
Burglary 14 171.8 290.5 229.0
Larceny 95 1,165.6 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 34 417.2 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 143 1,754.6 1,715.2 1,760.0

Glenwood 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 Glenwood

18
Violent Crimes
220.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-38.48%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Glenwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Glenwood is 220.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 452.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Glenwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -38.48% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -23.63% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Glenwood

143
Property Crimes
1,754.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-0.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 143 property crimes in Glenwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Glenwood is 1,754.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 57.0 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 -0.31% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 2.30% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 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
Orland Park, IL 56,593 637 1,125.6 1,097.3 28.3
Tinley Park, IL 53,256 721 1,353.8 1,244.9 108.9
Lansing, IL 27,309 609 2,230.0 1,838.2 391.8
Oak Forest, IL 25,823 136 526.7 437.6 89.1
Chicago Heights, IL 25,802 1,023 3,964.8 2,732.3 1,232.5
South Holland, IL 20,192 495 2,451.5 2,114.7 336.8
Mokena, IL 19,726 162 821.3 719.9 101.4
Homewood, IL 18,269 416 2,277.1 2,091.0 186.1
Palos Hills, IL 17,532 84 479.1 410.7 68.4
Palos Heights, IL 11,353 105 924.9 863.2 61.7

Glenwood SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
3
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