Clayton, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Clayton, CA Summary

Crime in Clayton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Clayton over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Clayton:

  • There were 63 total crimes committed in Clayton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 591.3 total crimes per 100K people in Clayton.
  • The overall crime rate in Clayton is -72.10% below the national average.
  • Clayton ranks #17 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Clayton ranks #2,648 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Clayton Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Clayton is 591.3 per 100,000 people. That's -72.10% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -76.94% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Clayton
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 63 591.3 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 2 18.8 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 6 56.3 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 9 84.5 486.0 359.0
Burglary 10 93.9 305.8 229.0
Larceny 38 356.6 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 6 56.3 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 54 506.8 2,078.4 1,760.0

Clayton Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Clayton

9
Violent Crimes
84.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-76.47%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Clayton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Clayton is 84.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,183.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Clayton each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -76.47% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -82.62% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Clayton

54
Property Crimes
506.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-71.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 54 property crimes in Clayton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Clayton is 506.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 197.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Clayton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -71.20% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -75.62% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Clayton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Concord, CA 121,341 4,090 3,370.7 2,886.1 484.6
San Ramon, CA 84,452 1,013 1,199.5 1,113.1 86.4
Mountain View, CA 81,461 2,509 3,080.0 2,773.1 306.9
Pittsburg, CA 75,621 1,973 2,609.1 2,148.9 460.2
Pleasanton, CA 73,054 1,309 1,791.8 1,676.8 115.0
Walnut Creek, CA 68,808 2,187 3,178.4 2,897.9 280.5
Dublin, CA 68,099 1,411 2,072.0 1,917.8 154.2
Danville, CA 42,814 277 647.0 583.9 63.1
Lafayette, CA 24,934 336 1,347.6 1,267.3 80.2
Orinda, CA 19,314 181 937.1 880.2 57.0

Clayton SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
9.5
Commute
2
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