Glendale, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Glendale, CA 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 3,727 total crimes committed in Glendale the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,976.2 total crimes per 100K people in Glendale.
  • The overall crime rate in Glendale is -14.97% below the national average.
  • Glendale ranks #181 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Glendale ranks #6,475 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 California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Glendale is 1,976.2 per 100,000 people. That's -14.97% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -23.43% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Glendale
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,727 1,976.2 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 130 68.9 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 135 71.6 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 283 150.1 442.0 369.8
Burglary 486 257.7 369.7 269.8
Larceny 2,545 1,349.4 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 413 219.0 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 3,444 1,826.1 2,138.9 1,954.4

Glendale Crime Compared To California Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Glendale

283
Violent Crimes
150.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-59.42%
Below The National Average
  • There were 283 violent crimes in Glendale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Glendale is 150.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 666.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Glendale each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -59.42% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -66.05% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Glendale

3,444
Property Crimes
1,826.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-6.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3,444 property crimes in Glendale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Glendale is 1,826.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 54.8 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 -6.56% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -14.63% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 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
Pasadena, CA 133,312 3,560 2,670.4 2,287.1 383.3
Burbank, CA 103,516 3,140 3,033.3 2,723.3 310.1
Alhambra, CA 79,703 2,204 2,765.3 2,564.5 200.7
West Hollywood, CA 34,185 2,581 7,550.1 6,602.3 947.8
South Pasadena, CA 25,744 520 2,019.9 1,841.2 178.7
San Fernando, CA 23,501 510 2,170.1 1,774.4 395.7
San Marino, CA 12,015 182 1,514.8 1,439.9 74.9

Glendale SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
9
Safety
8
Amenities
10
Education
8
Commute
6
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