Clayton, DE Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Clayton, DE Summary

Crime in Clayton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Clayton over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Clayton:

  • There were 33 total crimes committed in Clayton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 824.4 total crimes per 100K people in Clayton.
  • The overall crime rate in Clayton is -64.53% below the national average.
  • Clayton ranks #4 safest out of 37 cities in Delaware.
  • Clayton ranks #3,130 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Clayton Vs Delaware And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Clayton is 824.4 per 100,000 people. That's -64.53% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -65.55% lower than the Delaware total crime rate of 2,393.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Clayton
/ 100k People
Delaware
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 33 824.4 2,393.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 70.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 50.0 327.1 268.2
Violent Crime 3 74.9 431.9 369.8
Burglary 5 124.9 254.2 269.8
Larceny 25 624.5 1,538.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 168.7 282.7
Property Crime 30 749.4 1,961.4 1,954.4

Clayton Crime Compared To Delaware Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Delaware.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Clayton

3
Violent Crimes
74.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-79.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Clayton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Clayton is 74.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,334.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Clayton each year. That compares to a 1 in 231.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -79.73% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -82.65% lower than the Delaware violent crime rate of 431.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Clayton

30
Property Crimes
749.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-61.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 30 property crimes in Clayton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Clayton is 749.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 133.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Clayton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -61.65% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -61.79% lower than the Delaware property crime rate of 1,961.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Clayton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Dover, DE 38,438 2,056 5,348.9 4,529.4 819.5
Smyrna, DE 13,361 356 2,664.5 2,148.0 516.4
Camden, DE 4,852 262 5,399.8 4,967.0 432.8
Cheswold, DE 1,989 29 1,458.0 1,106.1 351.9
Wyoming, DE 1,906 27 1,416.6 944.4 472.2
Felton, DE 1,331 28 2,103.7 1,803.2 300.5

Clayton SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
5
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