Clayton, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Clayton, NC 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 405 total crimes committed in Clayton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,348.4 total crimes per 100K people in Clayton.
  • The overall crime rate in Clayton is -41.99% below the national average.
  • Clayton ranks #46 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Clayton ranks #4,873 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.

Additional research about crime in North Carolina

Clayton Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Clayton is 1,348.4 per 100,000 people. That's -41.99% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -49.04% lower than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Clayton
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 405 1,348.4 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 2 6.7 8.0 6.3
Robbery 5 16.6 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 24 79.9 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 34 113.2 419.3 369.8
Burglary 30 99.9 471.2 269.8
Larceny 312 1,038.8 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 29 96.6 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 371 1,235.2 2,226.5 1,954.4

Clayton Crime Compared To North Carolina Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Clayton

34
Violent Crimes
113.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-69.39%
Below The National Average
  • There were 34 violent crimes in Clayton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Clayton is 113.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 883.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Clayton each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -69.39% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -73.00% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Clayton

371
Property Crimes
1,235.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-36.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 371 property crimes in Clayton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Clayton is 1,235.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 81.0 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 -36.80% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.52% lower than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 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
Raleigh, NC 470,829 13,345 2,834.4 2,334.6 499.8
Fuquay-Varina, NC 39,037 359 919.6 850.5 69.2
Garner, NC 32,577 1,280 3,929.2 3,471.8 457.4
Knightdale, NC 19,659 544 2,767.2 2,558.6 208.6
Wendell, NC 13,408 129 962.1 790.6 171.5
Smithfield, NC 12,042 695 5,771.5 5,148.6 622.8
Zebulon, NC 9,003 331 3,676.6 3,087.9 588.7
Selma, NC 6,843 154 2,250.5 1,622.1 628.4
Four Oaks, NC 2,436 41 1,683.1 1,559.9 123.2

Clayton SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
5
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