Glenwood, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 197 total crimes committed in Glenwood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,368.6 total crimes per 100K people in Glenwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Glenwood is 1.91% above the national average.
  • Glenwood ranks #512 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Glenwood ranks #7,260 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.

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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 2,368.6 per 100,000 people. That's 1.91% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 19.31% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Glenwood
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 197 2,368.6 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 3 36.1 9.1 6.3
Robbery 10 120.2 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 132.3 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 29 348.7 425.9 369.8
Burglary 14 168.3 246.4 269.8
Larceny 101 1,214.4 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 53 637.2 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 168 2,020.0 1,559.4 1,954.4

Glenwood Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Glenwood

29
Violent Crimes
348.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-5.71%
Below The National Average
  • There were 29 violent crimes in Glenwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Glenwood is 348.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 286.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Glenwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -5.71% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -18.13% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Glenwood

168
Property Crimes
2,020.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
3.35%
Above The National Average
  • There were 168 property crimes in Glenwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Glenwood is 2,020.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.5 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 3.35% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 29.54% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 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 57,993 60 103.5 65.5 37.9
Tinley Park, IL 53,973 704 1,304.4 1,228.4 76.0
Lansing, IL 27,828 860 3,090.4 2,709.5 380.9
Oak Forest, IL 27,084 125 461.5 284.3 177.2
Chicago Heights, IL 26,393 1,206 4,569.4 2,667.4 1,902.0
South Holland, IL 20,626 499 2,419.3 2,016.9 402.4
Mokena, IL 19,829 166 837.2 781.7 55.5
Homewood, IL 18,634 728 3,906.8 3,719.0 187.8
Palos Hills, IL 17,790 94 528.4 460.9 67.5
Palos Heights, IL 11,602 108 930.9 861.9 69.0

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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