Clayton, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 39%

Violent crime 65%

Property crime 35%

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}	Clayton_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,465 (estimate)	2,253	2,489
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	6.6	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	48.0	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	98.4	81.6
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	254.0	250.2
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	626 (estimate)	407	379
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	271.7	340.5
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,426.6	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	148.2	219.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,839 (estimate)	1,847	2,110

Key findings

Clayton crime rates are 39% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Clayton are 65% higher than the national average
In Clayton you have a 1 in 29 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Clayton is safer than 12% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Clayton has decreased by 4%

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The Clayton crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Clayton 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 Clayton crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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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 160

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Clayton is 1 in 36

The chance of being a victim of crime in Clayton is 1 in 29

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

Clayton police department

Item	Clayton	Illinois	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	1	30,690	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	1.4	2.6	3.3

There are a total of 1 Clayton police officers. This results in 1.4 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 46.8% less than the Illinois average and 56.7% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Illinois

State	Total offenders	Illinois_/100K	National_/100K
Illinois	32,213	263	266

There are a total of 32,213 sex offenders in Illinois. This yields a total of 263 sex offenders in Illinois per 100,000 residents which is 1% 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}
Camp Point, IL	1,135	196	889	1,085
Mount Sterling, IL	2,184	224	1,015	1,238
Mound Station, IL	158	566	2,566	3,132
Augusta, IL	455	582	2,642	3,224
Golden, IL	643	588	2,668	3,256
Liberty, IL	504	591	2,678	3,269
Loraine, IL	306	591	2,682	3,273
Clayton, IL	607	626	2,839	3,465

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Renningers, PA	607	308	1,412	1,720
Walsh, CO	607	195	0	195
Poplar, WI	607	277	1,389	1,665
Patterson Heights, PA	607	311	1,426	1,736
South Williamson, KY	607	252	2,201	2,453
Clayton, IL	607	626	2,839	3,465

Source: The Clayton, IL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2019. 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.

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