Clayton, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Clayton:

  • There were 247 total crimes committed in Clayton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,465.8 total crimes per 100K people in Clayton.
  • The overall crime rate in Clayton is -36.93% below the national average.
  • Clayton ranks #181 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Clayton ranks #5,211 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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Clayton Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Clayton is 1,465.8 per 100,000 people. That's -36.93% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -52.31% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Clayton
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 247 1,465.8 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 2 11.9 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 47.5 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 12 71.2 542.7 369.8
Burglary 31 184.0 378.8 269.8
Larceny 138 818.9 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 66 391.7 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 235 1,394.6 2,531.0 1,954.4

Clayton Crime Compared To Missouri Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Clayton

12
Violent Crimes
71.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-80.74%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Clayton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Clayton is 71.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,404.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Clayton each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -80.74% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -86.88% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Clayton

235
Property Crimes
1,394.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-28.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 235 property crimes in Clayton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Clayton is 1,394.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 71.7 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 -28.64% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.90% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 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 49,451 784 1,585.4 1,514.6 70.8
Ballwin, MO 30,630 207 675.8 646.4 29.4
Kirkwood, MO 29,276 552 1,885.5 1,745.5 140.0
Collinsville, IL 24,131 518 2,146.6 1,918.7 227.9
Fairview Heights, IL 16,270 562 3,454.2 3,146.9 307.3
Swansea, IL 14,068 200 1,421.7 1,322.1 99.5
Town and Country, MO 11,479 190 1,655.2 1,629.1 26.1
Columbia, IL 10,491 69 657.7 495.7 162.0
Richmond Heights, MO 9,120 661 7,247.8 6,666.7 581.1
Ladue, MO 8,948 113 1,262.9 1,207.0 55.9

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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