Clay, AL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 13%

Violent crime 8%

Property crime 14%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Clay_{/100k people}	Alabama_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,169 (estimate)	3,185	2,489
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	7.3	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	42.2	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	80.4	81.6
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	381.0	250.2
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	348 (estimate)	511	379
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	531.9	340.5
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,886.1	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	256.5	219.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,821 (estimate)	2,674	2,110

Key findings

Clay crime rates are 13% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Clay are 8% lower than the national average
In Clay you have a 1 in 47 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Clay is safer than 34% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Clay has decreased by 5%

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The Clay crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Clay as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Clay crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Clay

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Clay is 1 in 288

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Clay is 1 in 55

The chance of being a victim of crime in Clay is 1 in 47

Year Over Year Crime In Clay (per 100,000 people)

Clay police department

Item	Clay	Alabama	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	9,968	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	4.1	3.3

Sex offenders in Alabama

State	Total offenders	Alabama_/100K	National_/100K
Alabama	10,698	231	266

There are a total of 10,698 sex offenders in Alabama. This yields a total of 231 sex offenders in Alabama per 100,000 residents which is 13% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Smoke Rise, AL	2,556	143	746	889
Kimberly, AL	2,840	216	832	1,047
Margaret, AL	4,530	185	883	1,068
Hayden, AL	1,222	181	949	1,130
Mountain Brook, AL	20,532	79	1,119	1,198
Dunnavant, AL	1,063	197	1,032	1,229
Springville, AL	4,199	198	1,038	1,236
Clay, AL	9,659	348	1,821	2,169

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Sparta, WI	9,659	153	886	1,038
Roxborough Park, CO	9,657	221	1,504	1,725
Eidson Road, TX	9,654	570	3,250	3,820
Alamosa, CO	9,671	625	5,066	5,691
Cheat Lake, WV	9,671	111	555	667
Clay, AL	9,659	348	1,821	2,169

Source: The Clay, AL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.