Canton, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Canton, OH 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 3,145 total crimes committed in Canton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,576.2 total crimes per 100K people in Canton.
  • The overall crime rate in Canton is 115.94% above the national average.
  • Canton ranks #373 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Canton ranks #9,481 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 Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Canton is 4,576.2 per 100,000 people. That's 115.94% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 148.04% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Canton
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,145 4,576.2 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 2 2.9 5.0 5.0
Robbery 79 115.0 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 599 871.6 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 771 1,121.9 293.7 359.0
Burglary 534 777.0 206.0 229.0
Larceny 1,690 2,459.1 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 150 218.3 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 2,374 3,454.3 1,551.2 1,760.0

Canton Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Canton

771
Violent Crimes
1,121.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
212.50%
Above The National Average
  • There were 771 violent crimes in Canton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Canton is 1,121.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 89.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Canton each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 212.50% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 282.01% higher than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Canton

2,374
Property Crimes
3,454.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
96.27%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,374 property crimes in Canton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Canton is 3,454.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.9 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 96.27% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 122.68% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 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
Massillon, OH 32,569 695 2,133.9 1,817.7 316.3
Barberton, OH 24,375 580 2,379.5 2,075.9 303.6
Alliance, OH 21,490 502 2,336.0 2,061.4 274.5
North Canton, OH 17,577 202 1,149.2 1,092.3 56.9
New Franklin, OH 13,763 56 406.9 319.7 87.2
Louisville, OH 9,761 83 850.3 758.1 92.2
Canal Fulton, OH 5,339 46 861.6 730.5 131.1

Canton SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
2
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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