CurrentCrimeMap

Data through July 2026, Glendale Police Department

Crime in Glendale, CA

The violent crime rate in Glendale is 215 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, 51% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −25% compared with the previous 12 months.

Skyline of Glendale, California.
Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Jul 2026

Violent crime

215 per 100,000 residents, per year

399 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−25% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

1,793 per 100,000 residents, per year

3,332 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−8% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

2,008 per 100,000 residents, per year

3,731 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 185,849, 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

215

Glendale has the 228th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 74 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
Pawtucket, RI220223
Southaven, MS220224
Prince George's County, MD (County Police)220225
Lexington, KY216226
Monroe County, FL (Sheriff)215227
Glendale, CA215228
Madison, WI212229
Olathe, KS209230
Alachua County, FL (Sheriff)208231
Henderson, NV206232
Denton, TX197233

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, CA and the 8 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Glendale, 5 have a higher violent crime rate and 3 a lower one. The closest is Los Angeles, CA, 15 miles away.

Glendale and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Glendale, CA215
Los Angeles, CA64615 mi
Santa Clarita, CA17322 mi
Long Beach, CA62128 mi
Anaheim, CA54636 mi
Huntington Beach, CA18236 mi
Santa Ana, CA31037 mi
Irvine, CA7544 mi
Fontana, CA23245 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 Jul 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 117 reported63−35% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 1 reported0.5−67% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 2,085 reported1,122−10% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 635 reported342+12% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 270 reported145−16% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 257 reported138−23% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent11763—−35%
HomicideViolent10.5—−67%
TheftProperty2,0851,122—−10%
Theft from vehiclesProperty635342—+12%
BurglaryProperty270145—−16%
Vehicle theftProperty257138—−23%
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 (116th highest rate of 155), robbery (71st highest rate of 152) and burglary (102nd highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Aug 2025 to Jul 2026

Violent crime −25%

020406080AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul3737
Violent crimes per month in Glendale, CA, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Aug 202546Aug 202436
Sep 202538Sep 202443
Oct 202527Oct 202466
Nov 202534Nov 202457
Dec 202530Dec 202467
Jan 202628Jan 202544
Feb 202634Feb 202534
Mar 202637Mar 202532
Apr 202633Apr 202531
May 202630May 202529
Jun 202625Jun 202553
Jul 202637Jul 202537

Homicides 1 vs. 3

012AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul00
Homicides per month in Glendale, CA, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Aug 20250Aug 20241
Sep 20250Sep 20240
Oct 20250Oct 20240
Nov 20250Nov 20240
Dec 20250Dec 20241
Jan 20260Jan 20250
Feb 20260Feb 20250
Mar 20260Mar 20251
Apr 20260Apr 20250
May 20261May 20250
Jun 20260Jun 20250
Jul 20260Jul 20250

1 in 2026 through July, 1 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Aug 2023
Reported crime per month in Glendale, CA
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jul 2026372890
Jun 2026252460
May 2026302921
Apr 2026332850
Mar 2026372590
Feb 2026342730
Jan 2026282550
Dec 2025302880
Nov 2025342960
Oct 2025272850
Sep 2025382880
Aug 2025462760
Jul 2025372840
Jun 2025532790
May 2025293060
Apr 2025312990
Mar 2025323051
Feb 2025342820
Jan 2025443510
Dec 2024673361
Nov 2024573140
Oct 2024663100
Sep 2024432760
Aug 2024362751
Jul 2024473291
Jun 2024422600
May 2024322990
Apr 2024313330
Mar 2024303320
Feb 2024303131
Jan 2024473950
Dec 2023513431
Nov 2023333940
Oct 2023523770
Sep 2023313180
Aug 2023343860

How Glendale compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
39Newport News, VA7942,282182,798Dec 2025
44Akron, OH7552,397189,545Aug 2026
67Fort Lauderdale, FL6392,699191,199Aug 2026
126Tempe, AZ4032,771191,348Aug 2026
140Salem, OR3781,800181,534Aug 2026
173Clarksville, TN313891190,532Aug 2026
222Aurora, IL2201,082180,824Dec 2025
228Glendale, CA2151,793185,849Jul 2026
275Santa Rosa County, FL (Sheriff)114331190,022Aug 2026
298Cary, NC58700184,680Oct 2026

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

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
116Moreno Valley, CA4351,278215,203Aug 2026
135San Diego, CA3851,5511,409,432Aug 2026
155Chula Vista, CA3511,000279,237Sep 2026
174Santa Ana, CA3101,267317,439Jun 2026
212Fontana, CA2321,072220,837Jul 2026
228Glendale, CA2151,793185,849Jul 2026
239Huntington Beach, CA1821,464191,856Dec 2025
241Santa Clarita, CA173984228,353Dec 2025
290Fremont, CA811,759227,635Aug 2026
293Irvine, CA75856321,339Sep 2026

The 10 of 24 places in California closest to Glendale in violent crime rate. All 24 in California

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
66Los Angeles, CA6462,0833,898,747Aug 2026
72Long Beach, CA6212,553447,317Dec 2025
83Riverside, CA5682,056325,858Aug 2026
87Anaheim, CA5461,670344,040Sep 2026
174Santa Ana, CA3101,267317,439Jun 2026
212Fontana, CA2321,072220,837Jul 2026
228Glendale, CA2151,793185,849Jul 2026
239Huntington Beach, CA1821,464191,856Dec 2025
241Santa Clarita, CA173984228,353Dec 2025
293Irvine, CA75856321,339Sep 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 Huntington Beach, Oxnard or Moreno Valley, or with any other place.

Other cities in California

8 closest of 23

California as a whole has 417 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Glendale’s rate is 49% below the state’s.

Los AngelesSanta ClaritaLong BeachAnaheimHuntington BeachSanta AnaIrvineFontana

All 24 cities in California

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Glendale safe?

By reported violent crime, Glendale is well below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 215 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, −25% 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 Los Angeles, CA instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Glendale?

215 violent and 1,793 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 3,731 incidents reported to Glendale Police Department over the 12 months to July 2026. Violent crime includes 117 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 270 burglaries, 635 thefts from vehicles and 2,085 other thefts.

Is crime in Glendale going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −25% and property crime −8% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Glendale had in 2026?

Glendale Police Department reported 1 homicide from January to July 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 1 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Jul 2026 the count was 1, or 1 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Glendale Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset CA0192500). 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 July 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat11763−35%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal270145−16%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included635342+12%
Vehicle theft257138−23%

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

CA0192500
Source
Glendale Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset CA0192500)
Latest complete month
July 2026
History on this site
August 2023 to July 2026 (43 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)