Clayton, NM Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Clayton, NM 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 7 total crimes committed in Clayton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 251.9 total crimes per 100K people in Clayton.
  • The overall crime rate in Clayton is -89.16% below the national average.
  • Clayton ranks #4 safest out of 65 cities in New Mexico.
  • Clayton ranks #927 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 New Mexico And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Clayton is 251.9 per 100,000 people. That's -89.16% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -93.04% lower than the New Mexico total crime rate of 3,620.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Clayton
/ 100k People
New Mexico
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 7 251.9 3,620.2 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.8 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 99.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 143.9 615.9 268.2
Violent Crime 4 143.9 778.3 369.8
Burglary 1 36.0 648.8 269.8
Larceny 2 72.0 1,765.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 3 108.0 2,841.9 1,954.4

Clayton Crime Compared To New Mexico Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Clayton

4
Violent Crimes
143.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-61.08%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Clayton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Clayton is 143.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 694.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Clayton each year. That compares to a 1 in 128.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -61.08% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -81.51% lower than the New Mexico violent crime rate of 778.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Clayton

3
Property Crimes
108.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-94.48%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 property crimes in Clayton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Clayton is 108.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 926.3 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 -94.48% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -96.20% lower than the New Mexico property crime rate of 2,841.9 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
Dalhart, TX 8,410 76 903.7 654.0 249.7

Clayton SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
5
Education
4
Commute
9.5
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