Glendale, AZ crime rate
In 2025 the Glendale Police Department reported 438.0 violent crimes and 2,353.6 property crimes per 100,000 residents it covers. The FBI's estimates for Arizona and the US for the same year are beside each number.
Data as of 2025 (FBI), checked October 30, 2026. How we got these numbers
How does Glendale compare with Arizona and the US?
Arson has no FBI state or US estimate, so its row shows Glendale only.
What offenses were reported in Glendale, 2025?
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k | Arizona | US | vs 2024 | vs 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | ||||||
| Violent crime | 1,141 | 438.0 | 377.9 | 327.6 | down 11.4% | 2021: partial year: 4 of 12 months |
| Murder | 10 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | down 51.3% | 2021: partial year: 4 of 12 months |
| Rape | 153 | 58.7 | 37.6 | 36.1 | down 3.9% | 2021: partial year: 4 of 12 months |
| Robbery | 150 | 57.6 | 50.0 | 49.4 | down 12.5% | 2021: partial year: 4 of 12 months |
| Aggravated assault | 828 | 317.9 | 285.8 | 238.0 | down 11.6% | 2021: partial year: 4 of 12 months |
| Property crime | ||||||
| Property crime | 6,131 | 2,353.6 | 1,513.5 | 1,534.8 | down 12.9% | 2021: partial year: 4 of 12 months |
| Burglary | 574 | 220.3 | 170.5 | 193.6 | down 29.8% | 2021: partial year: 4 of 12 months |
| Larceny-theft | 4,702 | 1,805.0 | 1,159.3 | 1,144.1 | down 6.8% | 2021: partial year: 4 of 12 months |
| Motor vehicle theft | 818 | 314.0 | 183.7 | 197.0 | down 28.6% | 2021: partial year: 4 of 12 months |
| Arson | 37 | 14.2 | Not estimated | Not estimated | up 21.4% | 2021: partial year: 4 of 12 months |
Reported = offenses known to the Glendale Police Department and sent to the FBI. Arizona and US are FBI estimates for the same year. Changes compare rates of full years only.
Violent crime rate, 2021 to 2025
2021: partial year: 4 of 12 months. No rate is drawn for that year, and the line breaks there.
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| Year | Glendale | United States | Arizona |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Partial year: 4 of 12 months | 387.0 | 425.6 |
| 2022 | 553.8 | 388.7 | 446.2 |
| 2023 | 582.4 | 379.5 | 433.8 |
| 2024 | 494.3 | 362.9 | 431.5 |
| 2025 | 438.0 | 327.6 | 377.9 |
Property crime rate, 2021 to 2025
2021: partial year: 4 of 12 months. No rate is drawn for that year, and the line breaks there.
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| Year | Glendale | United States | Arizona |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Partial year: 4 of 12 months | 1,832.3 | 2,114.8 |
| 2022 | 3,362.1 | 1,973.8 | 2,060.2 |
| 2023 | 2,923.1 | 1,934.1 | 1,926.6 |
| 2024 | 2,702.4 | 1,761.1 | 1,787.8 |
| 2025 | 2,353.6 | 1,534.8 | 1,513.5 |
Is Glendale safe?
We don't rate cities as safe or unsafe. What the FBI's numbers show: in 2025 the violent crime rate the Glendale Police Department reported, 438.0 per 100,000 residents, was higher than Arizona's 377.9, and higher than the US rate of 327.6 (FBI estimates). It fell 11.4% from 2024.
What these numbers can't tell you:
- How crime differs between neighborhoods (the FBI publishes agency totals only).
- Crimes nobody reported to the police.
- How many offenses involved visitors and commuters, who are not in the population count.
Glendale's 2025 figures, as reported to the FBI, put violent crime at 438.0 per 100,000 residents covered by the Glendale Police Department, from 1,141 offenses. That was 1.2 times the Arizona estimate of 377.9 and 1.3 times the US rate of 327.6. The property crime rate of 2,353.6 was higher than both the state's 1,513.5 and the national 1,534.8.
Violent crime has fallen 20.9% since 2022 and property crime 30.0%, with declines of 11.4% and 12.9% in the last year alone. Over the same period the Arizona violent crime estimate went from 446.2 to 377.9. Murder fell the most of the violent offenses from 2022 to 2025, 52.5%.
The 2025 murder rate of 3.8 per 100,000 was lower than Arizona's 4.5 and the US rate of 4.1, with 10 homicides. Burglary fell the most of the property offenses since 2022, 42.2%, and motor vehicle theft fell 40.0%. Arson rose 21.4% from 2024 to 2025, the largest rise in the property group.
Larceny-theft made up 77% of property crime, and aggravated assault 73% of violent crime. Rape, at 58.7 per 100,000, was 1.6 times the US rate. 2021 is a partial year: 4 of 12 months, so the trend starts in 2022 and uses the 4 of 5 years with all 12 months.
The department has reported to NIBRS since 2022, and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office reports separately, so its cases are not included.
Written from the numbers on this page. Every figure and every comparison is checked against the stored FBI data before publishing.
Police employees, 2025: 2.32 per 1,000 residents (406 officers, 199 civilians), FBI Crime Data Explorer. Shown as context, not as a measure of crime.
Other Arizona cities
The nearest Arizona cities with a page, in alphabetical order. VC = violent crime per 100,000, 2025.
Sources
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Glendale Police Department (ORI AZ0071300), offenses known to law enforcement and police employees, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026. Crime Data Explorer
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Arizona and United States estimated crime (Summary Reporting System estimates), 2021 to 2025.
- FBI, "UCR Statistics: Their Proper Use" (why we don't rank cities).
Every stored file behind this page (11)
- Glendale Police Department (AZ0071300): violent crime, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_AZ0071300_violent_crime__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Glendale Police Department (AZ0071300): murder, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_AZ0071300_homicide__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Glendale Police Department (AZ0071300): rape, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_AZ0071300_rape__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Glendale Police Department (AZ0071300): robbery, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_AZ0071300_robbery__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Glendale Police Department (AZ0071300): aggravated assault, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_AZ0071300_aggravated_assault__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Glendale Police Department (AZ0071300): property crime, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_AZ0071300_property_crime__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Glendale Police Department (AZ0071300): burglary, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_AZ0071300_burglary__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Glendale Police Department (AZ0071300): larceny-theft, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_AZ0071300_larceny__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Glendale Police Department (AZ0071300): motor vehicle theft, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_AZ0071300_motor_vehicle_theft__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Glendale Police Department (AZ0071300): arson, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_AZ0071300_arson__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Glendale Police Department (AZ0071300): police employees, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/pe_agency_AZ0071300__from-2021-to-2025.json)