Canonsburg, PA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Canonsburg, PA Summary

Crime in Canonsburg research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Canonsburg 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 Canonsburg:

  • There were 26 total crimes committed in Canonsburg in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 271.1 total crimes per 100K people in Canonsburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Canonsburg is -87.21% below the national average.
  • Canonsburg ranks #206 safest out of 880 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Canonsburg ranks #1,132 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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Canonsburg Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Canonsburg is 271.1 per 100,000 people. That's -87.21% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -83.87% lower than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 1,680.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Canonsburg
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 26 271.1 1,680.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 2 20.9 51.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 4 41.7 161.4 256.0
Violent Crime 6 62.6 245.6 359.0
Burglary 1 10.4 116.7 229.0
Larceny 18 187.7 1,129.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 1 10.4 188.5 259.0
Property Crime 20 208.6 1,435.0 1,760.0

Canonsburg Crime Compared To Pennsylvania Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Canonsburg

6
Violent Crimes
62.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-82.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Canonsburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Canonsburg is 62.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,598.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Canonsburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 407.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -82.57% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -74.53% lower than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 245.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Canonsburg

20
Property Crimes
208.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-88.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 20 property crimes in Canonsburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Canonsburg is 208.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 479.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Canonsburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -88.15% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -85.47% lower than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,435.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Canonsburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Whitehall, PA 14,475 89 614.9 518.1 96.7
Brentwood, PA 9,588 149 1,554.0 1,376.7 177.3
Pleasant Hills, PA 8,268 99 1,197.4 1,185.3 12.1
Castle Shannon, PA 8,039 28 348.3 323.4 24.9
Dormont, PA 7,833 51 651.1 574.5 76.6
West View, PA 6,359 63 990.7 959.3 31.5
Crafton, PA 6,242 144 2,307.0 2,082.7 224.3

Canonsburg SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
8
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