Canton, GA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Canton, GA Summary

Crime in Canton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Canton over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Canton:

  • There were 354 total crimes committed in Canton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 929.5 total crimes per 100K people in Canton.
  • The overall crime rate in Canton is -56.14% below the national average.
  • Canton ranks #61 safest out of 209 cities in Georgia.
  • Canton ranks #4,128 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Canton Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Canton is 929.5 per 100,000 people. That's -56.14% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -53.54% lower than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,000.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Canton
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 354 929.5 2,000.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.9 5.0
Robbery 2 5.3 40.8 61.0
Aggravated Assault 56 147.0 245.9 256.0
Violent Crime 65 170.7 325.7 359.0
Burglary 20 52.5 202.8 229.0
Larceny 261 685.3 1,247.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 8 21.0 224.7 259.0
Property Crime 289 758.8 1,674.9 1,760.0

Canton Crime Compared To Georgia Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Georgia.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Canton

65
Violent Crimes
170.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-52.46%
Below The National Average
  • There were 65 violent crimes in Canton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Canton is 170.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 585.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Canton each year. That compares to a 1 in 307.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -52.46% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -47.60% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 325.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Canton

289
Property Crimes
758.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-56.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 289 property crimes in Canton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Canton is 758.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 131.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Canton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -56.88% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -54.69% lower than the Georgia property crime rate of 1,674.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Canton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Roswell, GA 91,789 1,084 1,181.0 1,020.8 160.1
Alpharetta, GA 67,788 950 1,401.4 1,152.1 249.3
Milton, GA 41,603 226 543.2 449.5 93.7
Woodstock, GA 39,613 428 1,080.5 1,024.9 55.5
Kennesaw, GA 35,138 386 1,098.5 845.2 253.3
Cartersville, GA 25,543 498 1,949.7 1,687.4 262.3
Acworth, GA 22,364 275 1,229.7 1,202.8 26.8
Holly Springs, GA 20,625 101 489.7 484.8 4.8
Jasper, GA 5,298 67 1,264.6 1,189.1 75.5

Canton SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
4
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