Clayton, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Clayton, NJ 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 82 total crimes committed in Clayton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 892.2 total crimes per 100K people in Clayton.
  • The overall crime rate in Clayton is -57.90% below the national average.
  • Clayton ranks #204 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Clayton ranks #3,979 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.

Additional research about crime in New Jersey

Clayton Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Clayton is 892.2 per 100,000 people. That's -57.90% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -45.77% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Clayton
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 82 892.2 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 1 10.9 2.3 5.0
Robbery 1 10.9 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 11 119.7 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 13 141.4 217.7 359.0
Burglary 21 228.5 145.3 229.0
Larceny 44 478.7 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 43.5 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 69 750.7 1,427.3 1,760.0

Clayton Crime Compared To New Jersey Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Clayton

13
Violent Crimes
141.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-60.60%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Clayton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Clayton is 141.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 707.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Clayton each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -60.60% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -35.03% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Clayton

69
Property Crimes
750.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-57.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 69 property crimes in Clayton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Clayton is 750.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 133.2 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 -57.34% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -47.40% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 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
Glassboro, NJ 24,793 305 1,230.2 1,076.9 153.3
Pitman, NJ 9,105 28 307.5 285.6 22.0
Haddon Heights, NJ 7,682 38 494.7 494.7 0.0
Barrington, NJ 7,227 86 1,190.0 1,162.3 27.7
Ridley Park, PA 7,200 52 722.2 625.0 97.2
Prospect Park, PA 6,357 61 959.6 786.5 173.0

Clayton SnackAbility

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