Glendale Heights, IL Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Glendale Heights in green. The most dangerous areas in Glendale Heights are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Glendale Heights, IL Safe from Theft?

The B- grade means the rate of theft is slightly lower than the average US city. Glendale Heights is in the 56th percentile for safety, meaning 44% of cities are safer and 56% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Glendale Heights's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in Glendale Heights is 8.111 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Glendale Heights generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Glendale Heights may be as high as 1 in 43 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 190 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the north parts of Glendale Heights, IL: about 53 per year. The central part of Glendale Heights has fewer cases of theft with only 18 in a typical year.

How Glendale Heights's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Glendale Heights to the Illinois state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the theft rate, Glendale Heights is safer than the Illinois state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Theft in Glendale Heights, IL

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Glendale Heights about $1,522,035 in 2025, or roughly $42 per resident. This is part of Glendale Heights's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Glendale Heights, including every crime type and how Glendale Heights compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Theft Map

Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Glendale Heights's crime maps on the Glendale Heights overall crime page.

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Individual Glendale Heights Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of theft in Glendale Heights is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Glendale Heights.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Bloomingdale, IL	C	B+	D+	C-
Carol Stream, IL	B-	B+	B-	B
Glen Ellyn, IL	B-	A-	C+	B-
Medinah, IL	B	A-	C+	B+
Addison, IL	C	B	C-	C
Roselle, IL	B-	A-	C+	B
Wheaton, IL	B-	A	C+	B-
Lombard, IL	C	B+	C-	C-
Winfield, IL	B+	A	B	B+
Itasca, IL	C	B+	C-	C

Theft in City with Similar Populations

Glendale Heights is similar versus other cities of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Natick, MA	B	B	B	C+
Pleasant Grove, UT	B	B	B	B+
Palmetto, FL	A+	B+	B+	B+
Oxford, MS	A-	A+	A+	A-
Okeechobee, FL	A-	C	C	B
Odenton, MD	B	A-	A-	B-
Oakville, MO	D+	B+	B+	C
Oak Creek, WI	C+	B+	B+	B
Niles, MI	B+	C	C	B+
Newhall, CA	C	C-	C-	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Glendale Heights, IL average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Glendale Heights schools on SchoolGrade

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