Clay, AL Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Clay

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Clay_{/100k people}	Alabama_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,369 (estimate)	3,480	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Clay_{/100k people}	Alabama_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	8.4	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	39.4	40.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	96.4	102.8
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	388.2	248.5
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	362 (estimate)	532	386
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	700.5	468.9
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	2,006.3	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	241.1	236.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,007 (estimate)	2,948	2,451

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The overall crime rate in Clay is 16% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 6.49 daily crimes that occur in Clay.
Clay is safer than 37% of the cities in the United States.
In Clay you have a 1 in 43 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Clay has increased by 6%.

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Daily Crime In Clay (per 100,000 people)

How Safe is Clay (higher is better)

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Clay

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Clay is 1 in 277

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Clay is 1 in 50

The chance of being a victim of crime in Clay is 1 in 43

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	11,372	245	222

There are a total of 11,372 sex offenders in Alabama. This yields a total of 245 sex offenders in Alabama per 100,000 residents which is 10% greater 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}
Margaret, AL	4,530	66	524	590
Kimberly, AL	2,840	68	785	853
Smoke Rise, AL	2,556	149	823	971
Argo, AL	4,145	142	1,043	1,185
Morris, AL	1,775	51	1,179	1,231
Hayden, AL	1,222	189	1,046	1,235
Dunnavant, AL	1,063	205	1,137	1,343
Clay, AL	9,659	362	2,007	2,369

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Sparta, WI	9,659	309	1,813	2,122
Roxborough Park, CO	9,657	199	1,591	1,790
Eidson Road, TX	9,654	590	3,752	4,342
Alamosa, CO	9,671	442	3,531	3,973
Cheat Lake, WV	9,671	126	718	844
Clay, AL	9,659	362	2,007	2,369

Source: The Clay, AL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. 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.