Clay Center, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Clay Center, KS Summary

Crime in Clay Center research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Clay Center 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 Clay Center:

  • There were 99 total crimes committed in Clay Center the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,411.7 total crimes per 100K people in Clay Center.
  • The overall crime rate in Clay Center is 3.76% above the national average.
  • Clay Center ranks #129 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Clay Center ranks #7,330 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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Clay Center Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Clay Center is 2,411.7 per 100,000 people. That's 3.76% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -8.10% lower than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Clay Center
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 99 2,411.7 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 1 24.4 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 18 438.5 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 20 487.2 425.0 369.8
Burglary 20 487.2 331.4 269.8
Larceny 54 1,315.5 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 121.8 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 79 1,924.5 2,199.1 1,954.4

Clay Center Crime Compared To Kansas Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Clay Center

20
Violent Crimes
487.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
31.75%
Above The National Average
  • There were 20 violent crimes in Clay Center in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Clay Center is 487.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 205.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Clay Center each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 31.75% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 14.63% higher than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Clay Center

79
Property Crimes
1,924.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-1.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 79 property crimes in Clay Center in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Clay Center is 1,924.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 52.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Clay Center each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -1.53% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -12.49% lower than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Clay Center

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Salina, KS 46,161 1,702 3,687.1 3,247.3 439.8
Abilene, KS 6,489 94 1,448.6 1,232.9 215.7
Concordia, KS 5,002 176 3,518.6 2,978.8 539.8
Wamego, KS 4,808 86 1,788.7 1,497.5 291.2
Marysville, KS 3,405 71 2,085.2 1,674.0 411.2

Clay Center SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
3
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9
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