Photo: Tony the Marine · CC BY-SA 3.0Glendale reports more crime per resident than 88% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Glendale’s police in 2023–2025, it grades D for safety: #46 of 55 graded towns in Arizona, and #204 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of AZ” is every other Arizona city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Glendale
5 of the 6 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 7 Arizona towns on Glendale’s borders, 6 have a Safety Grade: Surprise (B), Litchfield Park (B−), Peoria (C+), Goodyear (C+), El Mirage (C+), Phoenix (D). Citrus Park is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Neighbors ↓
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
Glendale’s police reported 10 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 6.0 per 100,000 residents a year, above the rest of Arizona (5.1) and about the same as all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: about the same as the rest of Arizona
68.1 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (150 reported in 2025), about the same as the rest of Arizona (72.1) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, Glendale reports less crime per resident than 37% (#204). Places like it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Glendale’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Arizona.
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| Year | Glendale property | Rest of Arizona property | Glendale violent | Rest of Arizona violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 32.4 | 21.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 28.8 | 19.9 | 5.7 | 4.5 |
| 2024 | 26.7 | 19.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| 2025 | 23.2 | 15.9 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 23 property crimes reported
And about 4 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
Homicides and robberies
Glendale’s police reported 10 homicides, 150 robberies and 1,139 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of Arizona and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
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| Year | Glendale | Rest of Arizona | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 7.8 | 4.6 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Glendale | Rest of Arizona | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 79.9 | 91.4 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 81.6 | 77.6 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 65.4 | 79.6 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 57.6 | 59.5 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
7,191 crimes reported in 2025
1,139 violent and 6,052 property, as reported to the FBI by Glendale’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
201 people died in crashes on Glendale’s roads in 2019–2023
Glendale had 188 fatal crashes in five years, in which 201 people died; 61 were pedestrians and 13 were cyclists.
That is 15.9 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Arizona towns of 100,000+ people (8.8, 14 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Glendale and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale | D | 5.0 | 26.2 |
| Peoria | C+ | 2.4 | 11.8 |
| Phoenix | D | 7.6 | 22.8 |
| El Mirage | C+ | 3.4 | 12.2 |
| Litchfield Park | B− | 1.8 | 11.1 |
| Goodyear | C+ | 1.9 | 14.8 |
| Citrus Park | — | — | — |
| Surprise | B | 1.0 | 9.6 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Citrus Park is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Glendale. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Glendale’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (260,498 in 2025); our figure for Glendale is 260,572 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Glendale
Is Glendale, AZ safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Glendale reports more crime per resident than 88% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #46 of 55 in Arizona. Its police reported 5.0 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.3 in the rest of Arizona and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Glendale?
5.0 violent and 26.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Arizona reports 4.3 and 18.3; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Glendale?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Glendale in 2025?
Glendale’s police reported 10 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 3.8 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Glendale safer than Peoria?
Peoria reports less crime per resident than Glendale: Peoria grades C+ for safety and Glendale D. Peoria’s police reported 2.4 violent and 11.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Glendale?
Glendale’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Glendale”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.