These numbers pull in different directions. Both crime measures sit above the national baseline, 29% higher on violent crime and 37% higher on property, yet the trend is down, with violent crime falling 14.0% year over year in the most recent FBI reporting year. Elevated, and improving. Schools carry the same spread: a 4.9/10 average across 85 rated schools, while Traditional Academy at Bellair reaches 9.5/10, so which school you feed into matters more than the city figure. The flood picture is state-level, 17 FEMA flood declarations for Arizona between 1966 and 2024, and says nothing about one parcel. That is the pattern throughout. A 2,671-per-100k property rate describes Glendale as a whole, not the block you are buying on, and the difference between the two is where the decision actually gets made.
Crime in Glendale vs. the national average
Glendale reports 490 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 29% above the U.S. average of 381, and 2,671 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (37% above). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate fell 14.0% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as improving.
| Glendale | US average | |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime (per 100k) | 490 | 381 |
| Property crime (per 100k) | 2671 | 1954 |
City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Glendale can differ dramatically. For a specific address, a SafeNest report covers it directly — or search free in the iPhone app.
Flood & natural hazard risk
Federal disaster records for Arizona — the state SafeNest uses for Glendale's flood context — list 17 FEMA flood disaster declarations between 1966 and 2024, most recently "Flooding". Arizona has also seen 1 hurricane or tropical-storm declaration, events that frequently drive flooding. These are state-level federal declarations, not a parcel-level flood-zone determination — a specific Glendale address may sit inside or well outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine; check FEMA's flood maps and flood-insurance requirements for that address.
Schools in Glendale
Public schools in Glendale average 4.9/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 85 rated schools. By level, high schools rate strongest at 5.2/10 on average, while elementary schools average 4.7/10. The highest-scoring is Traditional Academy at Bellair at 9.5/10.
Registered offenders
Registered-offender data is meaningful only at the address level, so SafeNest does not publish a city-wide figure for Glendale: a single citywide number would blend blocks with very different profiles and mislead more than it informs. Registered offender counts by distance band for any specific Glendale address are included in a SafeNest report, drawn directly from the state's public registry. The iPhone app shows that count free for any address, and maps each registrant with Premium.
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Common questions about safety in Glendale
Is Glendale, AZ safe?
Glendale records 490 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 29% above the US national average of 381. Overall SafeNest grade: C, a city-wide average of reported crime. It does not describe a specific street or address.
What is the crime rate in Glendale?
Glendale reports approximately 490 violent crimes and 2671 property crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024, the most recent FBI reporting year in our data.
Does Glendale have flood risk?
SafeNest reports federal disaster declaration history for the area. For Glendale, federal records show 17 FEMA flood disaster declarations for Arizona, most recently in 2024; a specific address may still sit inside or outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine — check FEMA's flood maps for that address.
How this page was built
Every figure here comes from the same public records behind SafeNest's grading. We published the full method and what it does and doesn't support in We graded 13,216 American cities with FBI data — including where a letter grade means almost nothing. City comparisons: safest cities in Arizona.
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Data compiled from public sources including FBI crime statistics, FEMA disaster declarations and the FEMA National Risk Index, NCES education data, and state registries. Last updated 2026-08-17. Figures are city-level estimates; verify with primary sources before making decisions. SafeNest is not a consumer reporting agency (see Terms).