CurrentCrimeMap

Data through May 2026, Glendale Police Department

Crime in Glendale, AZ

The violent crime rate in Glendale is 379 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to May 2026, 13% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −23% compared with the previous 12 months.

Aerial view of Glendale, Arizona, and the surrounding valley.
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to May 2026

Violent crime

379 per 100,000 residents, per year

988 reported in the 12 months to May 2026

−23% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

2,221 per 100,000 residents, per year

5,785 reported in the 12 months to May 2026

−12% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

2,600 per 100,000 residents, per year

6,773 reported in the 12 months to May 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 260,498, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Glendale sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

379

Glendale has the 138th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 164 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Glendale; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Las Vegas, NV390133
New Haven, CT388134
San Diego, CA385135
Pocatello, ID383136
Raleigh, NC383137
Glendale, AZ379138
Burlington, VT379139
Salem, OR378140
Wilmington, NC378141
Jackson, MS373142
Waco, TX373143

The places closest to Glendale in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Glendale crime map

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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Glendale Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Glendale, AZ and the 7 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Glendale, 3 have a higher violent crime rate and 5 a lower one. The closest is Phoenix, AZ, 9 miles away.

Glendale and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Glendale, AZ379
Phoenix, AZ6789 mi
Surprise, AZ9718 mi
Tempe, AZ40318 mi
Peoria, AZ25519 mi
Scottsdale, AZ17122 mi
Chandler, AZ11126 mi
Mesa, AZ42729 mi
Gilbert, AZ11530 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to May 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 137 reported53no year-ago month
  • HomicideViolent, 7 reported2.7−53% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 3,543 reported1,360no year-ago month
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 977 reported375no year-ago month
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 659 reported253no year-ago month
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 566 reported217no year-ago month
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent13753——
HomicideViolent72.7—−53%
TheftProperty3,5431,360——
Theft from vehiclesProperty977375——
Vehicle theftProperty659253——
BurglaryProperty566217——
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Glendale Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (70th highest rate of 155), robbery (83rd highest rate of 152) and burglary (76th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Jun 2025 to May 2026

Violent crime −23%

050100150JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay83119
Violent crimes per month in Glendale, AZ, Jun 2025 to May 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Jun 202577Jun 2024100
Jul 2025101Jul 202497
Aug 202582Aug 202489
Sep 202569Sep 2024132
Oct 202586Oct 2024103
Nov 202579Nov 202481
Dec 202569Dec 2024110
Jan 202681Jan 202594
Feb 202678Feb 2025141
Mar 2026100Mar 2025110
Apr 202683Apr 2025114
May 202683May 2025119

Homicides −53%

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Homicides per month in Glendale, AZ, Jun 2025 to May 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Jun 20250Jun 20242
Jul 20250Jul 20240
Aug 20250Aug 20240
Sep 20251Sep 20241
Oct 20251Oct 20244
Nov 20251Nov 20240
Dec 20250Dec 20241
Jan 20260Jan 20252
Feb 20260Feb 20250
Mar 20260Mar 20251
Apr 20264Apr 20251
May 20260May 20253

4 in 2026 through May, 7 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Jun 2023
Reported crime per month in Glendale, AZ
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
May 2026834450
Apr 2026834834
Mar 20261004850
Feb 2026783910
Jan 2026814620
Dec 2025695500
Nov 2025794841
Oct 2025864771
Sep 2025694871
Aug 2025825050
Jul 20251015040
Jun 2025775120
May 20251195393
Apr 20251144391
Mar 20251105441
Feb 20251415450
Jan 2025945402
Dec 20241106341
Nov 2024816020
Oct 20241036014
Sep 20241325591
Aug 2024895360
Jul 2024975480
Jun 20241005032
May 20241105912
Apr 20241105780
Mar 20241336144
Feb 2024965364
Jan 20241016022
Dec 20231066160
Nov 20231056444
Oct 2023946081
Sep 20231226142
Aug 20231056321
Jul 20231215362
Jun 20231486302

How Glendale compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
43Toledo, OH7642,437264,490Jun 2026
50Winston-Salem, NC7252,821257,431Jun 2026
138Glendale, AZ3792,221260,498May 2026
167Chesapeake, VA3291,489257,012Aug 2026
186Laredo, TX2851,000262,723Aug 2026
193Irving, TX2591,531258,220Aug 2026
237Garland, TX1851,474251,332Aug 2026
244Scottsdale, AZ1711,617247,258Jul 2026
253Pinellas County, FL (Sheriff)147687257,198Aug 2026
267Port St. Lucie, FL127574273,427Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Glendale in population, Glendale included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
58Phoenix, AZ6781,9051,688,662Jul 2026
110Tucson, AZ4752,172556,898Sep 2026
118Mesa, AZ4271,139519,990Aug 2026
126Tempe, AZ4032,771191,348Aug 2026
138Glendale, AZ3792,221260,498May 2026
194Peoria, AZ2551,091201,962Apr 2026
244Scottsdale, AZ1711,617247,258Jul 2026
273Gilbert, AZ115812293,851Aug 2026
278Chandler, AZ1111,116282,191Aug 2026
284Surprise, AZ97696173,922Aug 2026

All 10 places in Arizona on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
58Phoenix, AZ6781,9051,688,662Jul 2026
110Tucson, AZ4752,172556,898Sep 2026
118Mesa, AZ4271,139519,990Aug 2026
126Tempe, AZ4032,771191,348Aug 2026
138Glendale, AZ3792,221260,498May 2026
194Peoria, AZ2551,091201,962Apr 2026
244Scottsdale, AZ1711,617247,258Jul 2026
273Gilbert, AZ115812293,851Aug 2026
278Chandler, AZ1111,116282,191Aug 2026
284Surprise, AZ97696173,922Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Glendale by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Glendale side by side with Scottsdale, Chandler or Gilbert, or with any other place.

Other cities in Arizona

8 closest of 9

Arizona as a whole has 382 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Glendale’s rate is about the same as the state’s.

PhoenixSurpriseTempePeoriaScottsdaleChandlerMesaGilbert

All 10 cities in Arizona

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Glendale safe?

By reported violent crime, Glendale is below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 379 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to May 2026, −23% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Glendale?

This site does not have one for Glendale. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Glendale compares with nearby places such as Phoenix, AZ instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Glendale?

379 violent and 2,221 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 6,773 incidents reported to Glendale Police Department over the 12 months to May 2026. Violent crime includes 137 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 566 burglaries, 977 thefts from vehicles and 3,543 other thefts.

Is crime in Glendale going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −23% and property crime −12% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Glendale had in 2026?

Glendale Police Department reported 4 homicides from January to May 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 7 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to May 2026 the count was 7, or 3 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Glendale Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset AZ0071300). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Glendale

12 months to May 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100k
RobberyTaking property by force or threat13753
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal566217
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included977375
Vehicle theft659253

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

AZ0071300
Source
Glendale Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset AZ0071300)
Latest complete month
May 2026
History on this site
June 2023 to May 2026 (41 months)
Update schedule
Glendale Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)