Clayton, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Clayton, NJ 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 52 total crimes committed in Clayton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 576.7 total crimes per 100K people in Clayton.
  • The overall crime rate in Clayton is -75.19% below the national average.
  • Clayton ranks #133 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Clayton ranks #2,114 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 New Jersey

Clayton Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Clayton is 576.7 per 100,000 people. That's -75.19% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -57.39% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Clayton
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 52 576.7 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 122.0 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 12 133.1 195.4 369.8
Burglary 9 99.8 146.2 269.8
Larceny 27 299.4 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 44.4 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 40 443.6 1,158.2 1,954.4

Clayton Crime Compared To New Jersey Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Clayton

12
Violent Crimes
133.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-64.01%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Clayton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Clayton is 133.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 751.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Clayton each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -64.01% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -31.88% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Clayton

40
Property Crimes
443.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-77.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 40 property crimes in Clayton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Clayton is 443.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 225.4 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 -77.30% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -61.70% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 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
Glassboro, NJ 21,115 367 1,738.1 1,506.0 232.1
Pitman, NJ 8,701 51 586.1 505.7 80.5
Haddon Heights, NJ 7,461 61 817.6 777.4 40.2
Ridley Park, PA 7,046 63 894.1 780.6 113.5
Barrington, NJ 7,013 110 1,568.5 1,440.2 128.3
Newfield, NJ 1,536 5 325.5 195.3 130.2
Elmer, NJ 1,299 8 615.9 615.9 0.0

Clayton SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
9
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
3
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