The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Clinton, UT

Clinton is a city of 22,700 in Davis County, about 7 miles southwest of downtown Ogden · Updated November 2026

Is Clinton, UT safe?

Yes, crime in Clinton is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Clinton sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 51% of Americans live. Violent crime grades A and property crime A-. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A to A-; see the map below.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 844 of 1,000
About as safe as the typical US neighborhood What this means

51% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Clinton as a whole, and 49% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Clinton scores 844.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 850 of 1,000About as much violent crime as the typical US neighborhood
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Property crimeSafety score 833 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhood

How it works


Crime map of Clinton

Map of Clinton shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
Click the map to explore
F D C B A+
Highest crime Safest
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Clinton, UT at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Clinton, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


What stands out in Clinton

Thefts and burglaries both run low. In Clinton, each runs at about half the US rate: 6.2 thefts and 1.2 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 and 2.4 nationally.


The safest and least safe parts of Clinton

Every part of Clinton where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Clinton run from A to A-; 64% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.

A or B 100%

Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.

Within Clinton, the southwest side has the least crime and the east side the most.


Is crime going up in Clinton?

Reported property crime in Clinton has fallen 43% since 2019. Too few violent crimes are reported here each year for a reliable violent crime trend. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 13 to 7.7 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). Property crime changed little from 2023 to 2024.

Property crime, change since 2019

ClintonUnited States

Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Clinton. The charts follow crimes per resident.

Data table
YearProperty, ClintonProperty, US
2016+28%+15%
2017+24%+12%
2018+1%+4%
2019+0%+0%
2020-18%-8%
2021-26%-10%
2022-8%-6%
2023-47%-7%
2024-42%-15%

Crime rates and types in Clinton

CrimeGrade™ estimates Clinton has about 19 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 50% less than the US as a whole and 42% less than Utah.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

Assault is the most common crime in Clinton, about 38% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderAunder 10.020.05
RapeA30.130.38
RobberyA+10.050.62
AssaultA-1607.012.3
Property crime
BurglaryA261.22.4
TheftB+1416.213.1
Vehicle theftA+100.422.7
ArsonA+under 10.010.12
VandalismB+823.65.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


Where and when crime happens in Clinton

Clinton has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.

In Clinton, 78% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 90% of them, against 34% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryHomes (78%)Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from carsHomes (90%)Morning (6 am to noon)
VandalismHomes (60%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.


How Clinton compares with nearby cities

Clinton has less crime than 6 of its 10 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
ClintonA-844AA-22,700
Sunset 2 milesA-793A-A-5,580
West Point 2 milesA920AA12,300
Roy 2 milesA-784A-A-38,600
Ogden 8 milesB+711B+B+93,300
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Clearfield 3 milesB+718B+B+31,000
Hooper 3 milesA918AA+9,350
Syracuse 4 milesA889AA36,700
Hill Afb 4 milesA850A-A3,840
Riverdale 4 milesB+753A-B+8,510
West Haven 4 milesA-842A-A21,100

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Clinton. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Clinton has more crime than 79% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
ClintonA-844AA-22,700
Hayden, IDA+934A+A+22,700
Wildwood, FLA921AA+22,700
DeFuniak Springs, FLA920AA+22,800
Hoschton, GAA916AA22,700
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Centerton, ARA907AA+22,700
Altoona, IAA896AA22,700
Alvarado, TXA891AA22,700
Perry, GAA848AA-22,700
Anderson, CAA-800A-A-22,800
Montclair, VAA-792A-A-22,800

Empty homes, jobs and walkability in Clinton

Two things set Clinton apart: it has 1.9% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 13 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, yet burglary and vandalism run higher here than that would suggest.

Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.1.9% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 96% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.13 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 95% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 93% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (12 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 69% of US city residents
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.5.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 90% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 74% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.7% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 69% of US city residents

BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Clinton on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.

These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.


What crime costs Clinton

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Clinton about $634 a year per household, 47% less than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $12 million a year, or $546 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$820,000$36
Rape$170,000$8
Robbery$33,000$1
Assault$1.6 million$68
Burglary$240,000$10
Theft$720,000$32
Vehicle theft$150,000$6
Arson$7,400under $1
Vandalism$580,000$26
Total$4.3 million$188

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Clinton means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Clinton is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Clinton

Schools in Clinton, UT average a SchoolGrade of D+: 38% of students test proficient, against 35% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Clinton on SchoolGrade