So far this year, Clayton ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 19th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 27th last year. 6.82 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 7.06 up until this point last year)
- 31st in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 45th in 2024. 31.29 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 30.12 in 2024)
- 53rd in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 45th in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.47 in 2024)
- 53rd in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 15th in 2024. 0.0 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 4.71 in 2024)
- 14th in population-adjusted robberies (up from 43rd in 2024. 2.59 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.94 in 2024)
- 24th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 28th in 2024. 6.82 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 7.29 in 2024)
- 34th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 47th in 2024. 6.12 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 7.53 in 2024)
- 58th in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 40th in 2024. 0.47 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.94 in 2024)
- 18th in population-adjusted drug crimes (even ranking with in 2024. 8.24 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 7.76 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 |
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