Clay, AL Violent Crime Rates and Maps

C+

Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	C+
Other Crime Grade	C+

Which crimes are included?

$3.62 million

Cost of Crime™ for Clay, AL

In 2025, violent crime will cost $812 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Clay with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The B- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Clay against the average US city, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Clay sits in the 56th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 56% of cities and behind 44%. The grade covers only Clay's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Clay is 2.681 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 272 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 750 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Clay, AL report the most violent crime, about 16 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Clay, AL

The tangible cost of violent crime in Clay is projected at $3,620,802 for 2025, about $281 per resident and $812 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 37.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 49.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Clay Compared to Other Cities?

Clay, AL:	$281
Tuskegee Institute, AL:	$962
Coker, AL:	$114
Alabama:	$303
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $281 per resident each year in Clay, which is $22 more than the national average and $22 less than Alabama's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Clay:

In Tuskegee Institute, AL, crime costs $962 per person, which is $681 more than in Clay.
In Coker, AL, crime costs $114 per person, which is $167 less than in Clay

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Clay, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Clay	Cost per Clay Resident
Murder	$2.46 million	$190
Rape/Sexual Assault	$383,525	$30
Robbery	$86,369	$7
Assault	$694,828	$54
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$3,620,802	$281

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Clay, AL

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Clay totals $18,292,825 ($1,418 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $21,913,627 ($1,699 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Clay, AL, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the southwest part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Clay Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Clay residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.876
Robbery	0.2129
Rape	0.4905
Murder	0.1013
Total Violent Crime	2.681 (B-)

Individual Clay Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Clay is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Clay.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Pinson, AL	C+	B	C+
Trussville, AL	B	A-	B-
Center Point, AL	D-	D-	D-
Argo, AL	A-	A-	A-
Village Springs, AL	B	A-	B+
Margaret, AL	B	B+	B
Springville Lake Estates, AL	B+	C+	A+
Moody, AL	B-	B+	B
Morris, AL	A-	A-	A
Irondale, AL	D-	C	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Clay is similar versus other cities of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lake Ariel, PA	A-	B	B
Poquoson, VA	B	A-	A-
Pontiac, IL	C+	B-	B-
Polk City, FL	A+	A	A
Pleasantville, NY	B+	C+	C+
Lansdowne, VA	A-	A+	A+
Lanett, AL	C-	C-	C-
Lakewood Park, FL	B+	B	B
Lakeland, TN	C-	B	B
Lake Stickney, WA	F	C	C

Considering only the violent crime rate, Clay is safer than the Alabama state average and safer than the national average.

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