Clayton, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 32%

Violent crime 37%

Property crime 31%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Clayton_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,602 (estimate)	2,002	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.5	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	40.7	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	29.8	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	229.4	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	243 (estimate)	304	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	371.1	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,130.1	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	197.1	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,358 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Clayton crime rates are 32% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Clayton are 37% lower than the national average
In Clayton you have a 1 in 63 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Clayton is safer than 49% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Clayton has not changed

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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 412

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

The chance of being a victim of crime in Clayton is 1 in 63

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

Clayton police department

Item	Clayton	Iowa	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	3,827	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	1.8	3.3

Sex offenders in Iowa

State	Total offenders	Iowa_/100K	National_/100K
Iowa	6,040	205	266

There are a total of 6,040 sex offenders in Iowa. This yields a total of 205 sex offenders in Iowa per 100,000 residents which is 23% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Guttenberg, IA	1,956	116	647	763
Monona, IA	1,495	119	662	781
Elkader, IA	1,325	127	711	838
Prairie du Chien, WI	5,771	218	1,164	1,383
McGregor, IA	804	333	1,861	2,194
Marquette, IA	423	353	1,972	2,325
Bloomington, WI	813	430	1,980	2,411
Clayton, IA	39	243	1,358	1,602

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Rodman, IA	39	418	2,336	2,754
Farwell, MN	39	439	3,357	3,796
Bynum, MT	39	625	2,820	3,445
Lake Santeetlah, NC	39	169	899	1,069
Callimont, PA	39	355	1,496	1,851
Clayton, IA	39	243	1,358	1,602

Source: The Clayton, IA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. 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.