Clayton, DE Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Clayton

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Clayton_{/100k people}	Delaware_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	43	n/a (estimate)	1,359	3,275	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Clayton_{/100k people}	Delaware_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	5.9	5.3
Rape	0	n/a	0.0	32.4	40.4
Robbery	0	n/a	0.0	142.7	102.8
Assault	6	n/a	189.6	327.8	248.5
Violent crime	6	n/a (estimate)	190	509	386
Burglary	14	n/a	442.3	527.6	468.9
Theft	23	n/a	726.7	2,078.7	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	0	n/a	0.0	159.7	236.9
Property crime	37	n/a (estimate)	1,169	2,766	2,451

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Clayton is 52% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 3.72 daily crimes that occur in Clayton.
Clayton is safer than 63% of the cities in the United States.
In Clayton you have a 1 in 74 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Clayton has increased by 11%.

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Daily Crime In Clayton (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Clayton

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Clayton is 1 in 528

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Clayton is 1 in 86

The chance of being a victim of crime in Clayton is 1 in 74

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

Clayton police department

Item	Clayton	Delaware	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	8	962	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.7	5.4	3.3

There are a total of 8 Clayton police officers. This results in 2.7 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 50.3% less than the Delaware average and 18% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Delaware

State	Total offenders	Delaware_/100K	National_/100K
Delaware	3,609	451	222

There are a total of 3,609 sex offenders in Delaware. This yields a total of 451 sex offenders in Delaware per 100,000 residents which is 103% 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}
Townsend, DE	2,320	179	974	1,153
Cecilton, MD	1,036	238	1,154	1,392
Highland Acres, DE	3,792	226	1,230	1,456
Kent Acres, DE	2,348	234	1,273	1,508
Cheswold, DE	1,123	140	1,475	1,615
Rodney Village, DE	1,474	252	1,368	1,620
Rising Sun-Lebanon, DE	3,744	256	1,392	1,649
Clayton, DE	3,080	190	1,169	1,359

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Edgewood, PA	3,080	163	4,838	5,002
Williams, AZ	3,079	955	3,694	4,650
Fairport Harbor, OH	3,081	162	3,298	3,459
La Center, WA	3,079	222	1,614	1,836
Rural Hall, NC	3,079	210	1,545	1,755
Clayton, DE	3,080	190	1,169	1,359

Source: The Clayton, DE 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.