Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Clayton, MO Crime Grade
How Clayton grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Missouri — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Missouri
1/10
vs. Missouri cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Clayton, MO was 57.0 per 100,000 residents (10 incidents over a population of 17,552). That puts Clayton 82% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 87% below the Missouri statewide rate of 422.6.
That ranks Clayton #597 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 84% of them, and #5 of 77 in Missouri. Violent crime is down 45% year over year and down 20% over the last five years.
Clayton, MO crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- Missouri Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 57.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #597 of 3,771
- MO rank
- #5 of 77
- Safer than
- 84% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 45%
- 5-year change
- down 20%
- Population
- 17,552
- Reporting agency
- Clayton Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Clayton Police Department (FBI ORI MO0951400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Clayton (red), Missouri (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Clayton vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 71.2(12) | 71.2(12) | 76.4(13) | 102.9(18) | 57.0(10) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 5.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 17.8(3) | 11.9(2) | 11.7(2) | 17.1(3) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 11.9(2) | 11.9(2) | 5.9(1) | 17.1(3) | 11.4(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 41.5(7) | 47.5(8) | 52.9(9) | 68.6(12) | 45.6(8) |
| Property crime | 1216.0(205) | 1394.6(235) | 1086.8(185) | 800.0(140) | 866.0(152) |
| Burglary | 142.4(24) | 189.9(32) | 117.5(20) | 102.9(18) | 142.4(25) |
| Larceny | 889.7(150) | 818.9(138) | 710.8(121) | 548.5(96) | 638.1(112) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 183.9(31) | 385.7(65) | 252.6(43) | 148.6(26) | 79.8(14) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Clayton, MO Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Clayton Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Clayton calculated?
- Clayton's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Missouri state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Missouri cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Clayton Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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