Glendale, WI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Glendale, WI 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 on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Glendale:

  • There were 577 total crimes committed in Glendale in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,480.9 total crimes per 100K people in Glendale.
  • The overall crime rate in Glendale is 111.44% above the national average.
  • Glendale ranks #266 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Glendale ranks #9,443 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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Glendale Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Glendale is 4,480.9 per 100,000 people. That's 111.44% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 212.78% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Glendale
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 577 4,480.9 1,432.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 5.0
Robbery 20 155.3 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 15 116.5 200.1 256.0
Violent Crime 38 295.1 278.5 359.0
Burglary 28 217.4 117.2 229.0
Larceny 458 3,556.7 875.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 53 411.6 161.3 259.0
Property Crime 539 4,185.8 1,154.1 1,760.0

Glendale Crime Compared To Wisconsin Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Glendale

38
Violent Crimes
295.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-17.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 38 violent crimes in Glendale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Glendale is 295.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 338.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Glendale each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -17.80% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 5.96% higher than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Glendale

539
Property Crimes
4,185.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
137.83%
Above The National Average
  • There were 539 property crimes in Glendale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Glendale is 4,185.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 23.9 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 137.83% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 262.69% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 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
Milwaukee, WI 560,416 23,154 4,131.6 2,700.7 1,430.9
Wauwatosa, WI 46,968 1,263 2,689.1 2,482.5 206.5
Brookfield, WI 42,019 496 1,180.4 1,097.1 83.3
New Berlin, WI 40,186 424 1,055.1 992.9 62.2
Menomonee Falls, WI 40,076 239 596.4 529.0 67.4
Mequon, WI 25,586 153 598.0 558.9 39.1
Whitefish Bay, WI 14,537 138 949.3 935.5 13.8
Shorewood, WI 13,629 235 1,724.3 1,702.3 22.0
Cedarburg, WI 12,649 56 442.7 395.3 47.4
Brown Deer, WI 12,636 374 2,959.8 2,611.6 348.2

Glendale SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
9.5
Commute
9
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