Glendale, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 676 total crimes committed in Glendale the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,198.4 total crimes per 100K people in Glendale.
  • The overall crime rate in Glendale is 123.66% above the national average.
  • Glendale ranks #332 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Glendale ranks #9,451 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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Glendale Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Glendale is 5,198.4 per 100,000 people. That's 123.66% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 187.36% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Glendale
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 676 5,198.4 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 14 107.7 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 17 130.7 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 35 269.1 323.4 369.8
Burglary 22 169.2 218.5 269.8
Larceny 516 3,968.0 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 103 792.1 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 641 4,929.3 1,485.7 1,954.4

Glendale Crime Compared To Wisconsin Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Glendale

35
Violent Crimes
269.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-27.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 violent crimes in Glendale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Glendale is 269.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 371.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Glendale each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -27.22% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -16.77% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Glendale

641
Property Crimes
4,929.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
152.21%
Above The National Average
  • There were 641 property crimes in Glendale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Glendale is 4,929.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 20.3 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 152.21% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 231.79% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 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 561,743 28,176 5,015.8 3,507.3 1,508.5
Wauwatosa, WI 47,149 1,295 2,746.6 2,547.2 199.4
Brookfield, WI 41,489 558 1,344.9 1,304.0 41.0
New Berlin, WI 40,358 329 815.2 770.6 44.6
Menomonee Falls, WI 39,312 385 979.3 908.1 71.2
Mequon, WI 25,347 215 848.2 785.1 63.1
Whitefish Bay, WI 14,549 130 893.5 804.2 89.4
Shorewood, WI 13,453 246 1,828.6 1,717.1 111.5
Brown Deer, WI 12,817 686 5,352.3 5,094.8 257.5
Cedarburg, WI 12,636 86 680.6 648.9 31.7

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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