Clayton, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Clayton, CA 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 84 total crimes committed in Clayton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 772.1 total crimes per 100K people in Clayton.
  • The overall crime rate in Clayton is -66.78% below the national average.
  • Clayton ranks #19 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Clayton ranks #2,920 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 California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Clayton is 772.1 per 100,000 people. That's -66.78% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -70.09% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Clayton
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 84 772.1 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 2 18.4 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 12 110.3 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 15 137.9 442.0 369.8
Burglary 9 82.7 369.7 269.8
Larceny 56 514.7 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 36.8 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 69 634.2 2,138.9 1,954.4

Clayton Crime Compared To California Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Clayton

15
Violent Crimes
137.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-62.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Clayton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Clayton is 137.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 725.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Clayton each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -62.72% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -68.81% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Clayton

69
Property Crimes
634.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-67.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 69 property crimes in Clayton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Clayton is 634.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 157.7 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 -67.55% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -70.35% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 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
Concord, CA 122,982 4,236 3,444.4 2,800.4 644.0
San Ramon, CA 87,226 864 990.5 925.2 65.3
Mountain View, CA 80,588 2,609 3,237.5 2,960.7 276.7
Pittsburg, CA 76,488 2,129 2,783.4 2,187.3 596.2
Pleasanton, CA 76,350 1,434 1,878.2 1,768.2 110.0
Walnut Creek, CA 70,849 2,154 3,040.3 2,911.8 128.4
Dublin, CA 67,368 1,002 1,487.4 1,324.1 163.3
Danville, CA 42,945 305 710.2 677.6 32.6
Lafayette, CA 25,031 341 1,362.3 1,262.4 99.9
Orinda, CA 19,441 136 699.6 643.0 56.6

Clayton SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
9.5
Commute
2
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