Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Less violent crime is recorded per resident in Clayton than in 65% of U.S. towns
Overall, Clayton grades B for safety (#139 of 296 graded towns in Ohio): close to the middle of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported in 2023–2025. Violence and property crime split as 1.1 violent crimes and 10.8 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents a year, beside 3.7 and 19.6 in the rest of Ohio. Add to that, among its 3 neighbors with figures, only one records less crime per resident.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of OH” is every other Ohio city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Clayton
1 of the 3 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 7 Ohio towns on Clayton’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Union (B+), Englewood (C−), Trotwood (D). Butler Township, Clay Township and Harrison Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Shiloh is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Clayton’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are lower than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the stronger of the two.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Clayton | Rest of Ohio | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Clayton’s police reported 44 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.1 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.7 in the rest of Ohio and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Clayton per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Clayton property | Rest of Ohio property | Clayton violent | Rest of Ohio violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9.3 | 22.6 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 10.8 | 21.1 | 0.9 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 11.5 | 19.8 | 0.9 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 10.2 | 17.9 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Ohio.
155 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
20 violent and 135 property, as reported to the FBI by Clayton’s police.
Six people died in crashes on Clayton’s roads in 2019–2023
Clayton had 5 fatal crashes in five years, in which six people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is about what is typical for Ohio towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (6.9 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Clayton’s size would see about 5 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Clayton’s own rate (9.0) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Clayton and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton | B | 1.1 | 10.8 |
| Englewood | C− | 1.6 | 26.8 |
| Union | B+ | 0.9 | 9.0 |
| Butler Township | — | — | — |
| Clay Township | — | — | — |
| Trotwood | D | 6.6 | 29.2 |
| Shiloh | — | — | — |
| Harrison Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Butler Township, Clay Township and Harrison Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Shiloh is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
Ohio towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton | B | 1.1 | 10.8 |
| Montville Township | A+ | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Loveland | A− | 0.9 | 4.5 |
| Lyndhurst | B | 1.2 | 11.9 |
| Maumee | C | 1.8 | 24.2 |
| East Cleveland | D− | 15.8 | 29.2 |
The five graded Ohio towns closest to Clayton’s population (13,397), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Clayton. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Clayton’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (13,294 in 2025); our figure for Clayton is 13,397 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Clayton
Is Clayton, OH safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Clayton reports less crime per resident than 58% of U.S. towns, a B Safety Grade and #139 of 296 in Ohio. Its police reported 1.1 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.7 in the rest of Ohio and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Clayton?
1.1 violent and 10.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Ohio reports 3.7 and 19.6; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Clayton safer than Englewood?
Englewood reports more crime per resident than Clayton: Englewood grades C− for safety and Clayton B. Englewood’s police reported 1.6 violent and 26.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Clayton?
Clayton’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Clayton”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.