Clayton, MO Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Clayton, MO 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 157 total crimes committed in Clayton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 897.1 total crimes per 100K people in Clayton.
  • The overall crime rate in Clayton is -57.67% below the national average.
  • Clayton ranks #104 safest out of 313 cities in Missouri.
  • Clayton ranks #4,002 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 Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Clayton is 897.1 per 100,000 people. That's -57.67% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -62.67% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 2,403.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Clayton
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 157 897.1 2,403.3 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.8 5.0
Robbery 4 22.9 51.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 12 68.6 357.5 256.0
Violent Crime 18 102.9 462.0 359.0
Burglary 18 102.9 236.3 229.0
Larceny 95 542.8 1,306.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 26 148.6 398.4 259.0
Property Crime 139 794.2 1,941.2 1,760.0

Clayton Crime Compared To Missouri Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Clayton

18
Violent Crimes
102.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-71.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Clayton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Clayton is 102.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 972.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Clayton each year. That compares to a 1 in 216.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -71.35% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -77.74% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 462.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Clayton

139
Property Crimes
794.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-54.87%
Below The National Average
  • There were 139 property crimes in Clayton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Clayton is 794.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 125.9 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 -54.87% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -59.09% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 1,941.2 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
Chesterfield, MO 48,907 676 1,382.2 1,286.1 96.1
Ballwin, MO 30,171 163 540.3 483.9 56.3
Kirkwood, MO 29,082 468 1,609.2 1,396.1 213.2
Collinsville, IL 23,599 461 1,953.5 1,758.5 194.9
Fairview Heights, IL 15,948 548 3,436.2 3,028.6 407.6
Swansea, IL 14,515 114 785.4 744.1 41.3
Town and Country, MO 11,523 146 1,267.0 1,241.0 26.0
Columbia, IL 10,491 69 657.7 495.7 162.0
Richmond Heights, MO 8,987 699 7,777.9 7,377.3 400.6
Ladue, MO 8,847 79 893.0 847.7 45.2

Clayton SnackAbility

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