So far this year, Clayton ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 14th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 50th last year. 2.59 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 0.94 up until this point last year)
- 24th in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 54th in 2024. 10.35 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 6.12 in 2024)
- 22nd in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 58th in 2024. 0.24 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
- 9th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 8th in 2024. 1.41 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.65 in 2024)
- 12th in population-adjusted robberies (up from 63rd in 2024. 0.71 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
- 21st in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 30th in 2024. 1.65 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.41 in 2024)
- 26th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 64th in 2024. 2.12 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.18 in 2024)
- 53rd in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 25th in 2024. 0.0 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.24 in 2024)
- 31st in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 10th in 2024. 0.94 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 3.29 in 2024)
Compare Clayton crime rate rankings in recent years
The lower the rank, the worse Clayton's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.
A table comparing Clayton violent crime rates
Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for Clayton.
| Year | Violent crime | Domestic violence |
Sexual assault | Robbery | Aggravated assault |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 19th | 19 | 29 | 20 | 23 |
| 2022 | 27th | 26 | 74 | 26 | 27 |
| 2021 | 24th | 24 | 29 | 25 | 26 |
| 2020 | 17th | 21 | 63 | 11 | 17 |
| 2019 | 26th | 14 | 22 | 30 | 25 |
A table comparing Clayton property crime rates
| Year | Property crime |
Auto theft | Bicycle theft | Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 51st | 59 | 55 | 24 |
| 2022 | 37th | 33 | 40 | 60 |
| 2021 | 55th | 44 | 55 | 34 |
| 2020 | 47th | 50 | 35 | 27 |
| 2019 | 32nd | 28 | 41 | 27 |
A table comparing Clayton burglary crime rates
| Year | Residential burglary |
Business burglary |
Burglary, forced entry |
Burglary, unforced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 54 | 39 | 48 | 45 |
| 2022 | 21 | 63 | 46 | 43 |
| 2021 | 25 | 38 | 18 | 62 |
| 2020 | 52 | 57 | 57 | 51 |
| 2019 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 38 |
More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.
Featured: Read the February 2025 Denver-city crime report.
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