It is located in Gloucester County, NJ. It has a population of 8,722 inhabitants. The crime rate is - 155.93 per 10.000 people. There have been 136 arrests in 2017. The city has seen a downtick in arrest records since last year by 0.002%. The majority of crimes committed in Clayton are larceny/theft crimes - 99 incarcerations, whereas the least popular crime is the arson - only 1 arrests.
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The city has seen more non-violent crimes than violent. There have been 12 felony charges and 124 non-violent crimes.
For the time period of 2007-2017, the city of Clayton averaged 113 violent crimes. Of that total, 2 was for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, another 10 was for legacy rape, 41 was for robbery, and 60 was for aggravated assault.