Glenbrook, Columbus, OH Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Glenbrook is a neighborhood of 6,100 residents in Columbus, about 6 miles southeast of downtown · Updated November 2026

How common is violent crime in Glenbrook?

Glenbrook grades F for violent crime, with more of it than the neighborhoods where 96% of Americans live. Assaults make up 89% of it, and most of those are simple assaults, which involve no weapon and no serious injury. Columbus as a whole grades C- for violent crime.

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Violent crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 0 of 1,000
More violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

4% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more violent crime than Glenbrook as a whole, and 96% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a violent crime safety score of 860, a CrimeGrade™ of A. Glenbrook scores 0.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more violent crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Overall crimeSafety score 74 of 1,000Less safe than nearly all US neighborhoods
C+
Property crimeSafety score 467 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Violent crime map of Glenbrook

Map of Glenbrook shaded by violent crime CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its violent crime with the people who spend time there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy downtown or nightlife strip can show red while the homes around it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a solid connection. Compare high speed internet in Glenbrook, Columbus, OH at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Glenbrook in Columbus, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


What stands out about violent crime in Glenbrook

Aggravated assault is a strength. Glenbrook grades F for violent crime, but aggravated assault grades B+.


Violent crime rates and types in Glenbrook

CrimeGrade™ estimates Glenbrook has about 22 reported violent crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 63% more than the US as a whole and close to Columbus as a whole.

All violent crime

Assaults

Robbery

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Violent crime here includes simple assaults, which the FBI's violent crime rate leaves out.

Assault is the most common violent crime in Glenbrook, about 89% of the total.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
MurderF20.280.05
RapeF81.20.38
RobberyB50.810.62
AssaultC11919.512.3

Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a violent crime with the people who spend time in an area, not only the people who live there. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


Where and when violent crime happens in Columbus

The Columbus Police Department polices Glenbrook; these figures cover Columbus as a whole, 2022 to 2024.

In Columbus as a whole, 50% of aggravated assaults happen at a home, against 53% nationally. Robberies happen most often on streets and sidewalks: 28% of them.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
RobberyStreets and sidewalks (28%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assaultHomes (50%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.


Violent crime in Glenbrook and nearby neighborhoods

Glenbrook has less violent crime than 5 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
GlenbrookF0F6,100
Linwood 1 mileF0F3,460
Eastland 1 mileF0D-6,810
Berwick 2 milesD+258C-9,040
South Alum Creek 2 milesB-565B-6,390
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Leawood 2 milesF0F3,160
Eastmoor 3 milesD-92D12,600
Tri-South 3 milesF0F5,120
Shady Lane 3 milesF0F3,010
Near Southside 3 milesF0F11,000
South Side 4 milesF0F15,200

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Glenbrook. Beside each violent crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, Glenbrook has more violent crime than 88% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
GlenbrookF0F6,100
Arlington Ridge, Arlington, VAA+934A6,100
Orange County Great Park, Irvine, CAA917A6,120
Traditions, Aurora, COA-812A-6,110
Johnston-McAlpine, Charlotte, NCA-807A-6,110
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Straw-Smyth, Manchester, NHB+766B+6,110
Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore, MDB+721B+6,110
North Alameda, Lakewood, COC+493C-6,100
Lake Aumond, Augusta, GAC403C+6,110
Lake Lucina, Jacksonville, FLC389C6,100
Old Saginaw City, Saginaw, MIF0F6,080

Walkability, transit and density in Glenbrook

Glenbrook looks like a typical neighborhood on the traits that tend to go with violent crime.

Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more assault. 92% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (15 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 82% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Glenbrook: D (13 of 100).4 trips an hourUS: noneLower than for 73% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.32% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 69% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more robbery.21 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 66% of residents of US city neighborhoods

These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.


What violent crime costs Glenbrook

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, violent crime costs Glenbrook about $28 million a year, or $4,609 per resident. The costs that reach a bill, such as medical care, lost work and the justice system, come to about $4.9 million, or $808 per resident.

Billed cost of violent crime per resident, per year


How CrimeGrade™ works

The violent crime CrimeGrade™ covers murder, rape, robbery and assault, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.

It weighs each violent crime against the people who spend time in an area, so a busy downtown is graded on its workers and visitors as well as its residents.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
  • The Columbus Police Department publishes its own crime data

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

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