Clayton, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Clayton, OH 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 164 total crimes committed in Clayton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,242.9 total crimes per 100K people in Clayton.
  • The overall crime rate in Clayton is -41.35% below the national average.
  • Clayton ranks #217 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Clayton ranks #5,283 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 Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Clayton is 1,242.9 per 100,000 people. That's -41.35% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -32.63% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Clayton
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 164 1,242.9 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 2 15.2 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 9 68.2 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 12 90.9 293.7 359.0
Burglary 15 113.7 206.0 229.0
Larceny 107 810.9 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 30 227.4 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 152 1,152.0 1,551.2 1,760.0

Clayton Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Clayton

12
Violent Crimes
90.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-74.67%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Clayton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Clayton is 90.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,099.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Clayton each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -74.67% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -69.03% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Clayton

152
Property Crimes
1,152.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-34.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 152 property crimes in Clayton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Clayton is 1,152.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 86.8 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 -34.55% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -25.74% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 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
Dayton, OH 134,857 7,651 5,673.4 4,334.2 1,339.2
Kettering, OH 56,562 873 1,543.4 1,501.0 42.4
Beavercreek, OH 47,389 980 2,068.0 1,994.1 73.9
Huber Heights, OH 43,269 860 1,987.6 1,798.1 189.5
Centerville, OH 26,281 275 1,046.4 1,008.3 38.1
Trotwood, OH 22,895 805 3,516.1 2,817.2 698.8
Miamisburg, OH 19,781 320 1,617.7 1,471.1 146.6
Vandalia, OH 14,854 288 1,938.9 1,770.6 168.3
Englewood, OH 13,175 369 2,800.8 2,671.7 129.0
Union, OH 6,977 84 1,204.0 1,118.0 86.0

Clayton SnackAbility

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