Canton, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Canton:

  • There were 4,714 total crimes committed in Canton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,727.6 total crimes per 100K people in Canton.
  • The overall crime rate in Canton is 189.46% above the national average.
  • Canton ranks #422 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Canton ranks #9,687 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 6,727.6 per 100,000 people. That's 189.46% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 211.59% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Canton
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,714 6,727.6 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 10 14.3 7.0 6.3
Robbery 92 131.3 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 571 814.9 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 827 1,180.2 308.8 369.8
Burglary 602 859.1 318.8 269.8
Larceny 2,711 3,869.0 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 574 819.2 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 3,887 5,547.3 1,850.3 1,954.4

Canton Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Ohio.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Canton

827
Violent Crimes
1,180.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
219.16%
Above The National Average
  • There were 827 violent crimes in Canton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Canton is 1,180.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 84.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Canton each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 219.16% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 282.25% higher than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Canton

3,887
Property Crimes
5,547.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
183.84%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,887 property crimes in Canton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Canton is 5,547.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 18.0 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 183.84% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 199.80% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 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 32,679 693 2,120.6 1,921.7 198.9
Barberton, OH 24,840 715 2,878.4 2,536.2 342.2
Alliance, OH 21,817 603 2,763.9 2,452.2 311.7
North Canton, OH 17,855 240 1,344.2 1,254.6 89.6
New Franklin, OH 13,744 85 618.5 560.2 58.2
Louisville, OH 9,497 124 1,305.7 1,263.6 42.1
Canal Fulton, OH 5,321 48 902.1 789.3 112.8
Navarre, OH 1,788 66 3,691.3 3,579.4 111.9
East Canton, OH 1,509 50 3,313.5 3,180.9 132.5

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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