Theft per Capita in Clayton
The map below shows theft per 1,000 Clayton residents.
The map below shows theft per 1,000 Clayton residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of theft in Clayton is about 1 in 80.
Theft costs the average Clayton resident about $64 per year.
Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Clayton in green. The most dangerous areas in Clayton are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The B- grade means the rate of theft is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. Clayton is in the 61st percentile for safety, meaning 39% of neighborhoods are safer and 61% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Clayton's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of theft in Clayton is 12.43 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Clayton generally consider the west part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of theft in Clayton may be as high as 1 in 46 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 133 in the west part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the southeast parts of Clayton, Kansas City, MO: about 33 per year. The north part of Clayton has fewer cases of theft with only 1 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the theft rate in Clayton to the Missouri state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Clayton, Kansas City, MO: | 12.43 |
|---|---|
| Missouri: | 14.82 |
| USA: | 13.00 |
Considering only the theft rate, Clayton is safer than the Missouri state average and as safe as the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Theft is projected to cost the residents of Clayton about $405,360 in 2025, or roughly $64 per resident. This is part of Clayton's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Clayton, including every crime type and how Clayton compares to other neighborhoods.
Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Clayton's crime maps on the Clayton overall crime page.
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Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Theft Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C- | A- | D+ | C | |
B- | B+ | B- | B | |
B- | B+ | B | A- | |
B- | A+ | B+ | A- | |
D- | D+ | D- | D | |
B | A | B | B+ | |
B | A | B+ | B+ | |
B+ | A | A- | A- | |
B- | A | B- | C+ | |
A- | A+ | A- | B+ |
Clayton is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.
Similar Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Theft Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C+ | C | C | B- | |
C | C+ | C+ | C | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
B | C- | C- | B- | |
B+ | A- | A- | B | |
F | D+ | D+ | D- | |
A | A | A | A | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
B | A | A | A | |
C+ | B- | B- | B- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Clayton, Kansas City, MO average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Clayton schools on SchoolGrade
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