Canton, SD Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Canton, SD 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 46 total crimes committed in Canton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,516.7 total crimes per 100K people in Canton.
  • The overall crime rate in Canton is -34.75% below the national average.
  • Canton ranks #34 safest out of 58 cities in South Dakota.
  • Canton ranks #5,363 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 South Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Canton is 1,516.7 per 100,000 people. That's -34.75% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -38.30% lower than the South Dakota total crime rate of 2,458.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Canton
/ 100k People
South Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 46 1,516.7 2,458.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 30.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 164.9 399.1 268.2
Violent Crime 12 395.6 501.4 369.8
Burglary 5 164.9 340.1 269.8
Larceny 27 890.2 1,357.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 65.9 259.3 282.7
Property Crime 34 1,121.0 1,956.7 1,954.4

Canton Crime Compared To South Dakota Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Canton

12
Violent Crimes
395.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
6.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Canton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Canton is 395.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 252.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Canton each year. That compares to a 1 in 199.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 6.99% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -21.09% lower than the South Dakota violent crime rate of 501.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Canton

34
Property Crimes
1,121.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-42.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 34 property crimes in Canton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Canton is 1,121.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 89.2 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 -42.64% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -42.71% lower than the South Dakota property crime rate of 1,956.7 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
Sioux Falls, SD 199,879 7,254 3,629.2 3,082.9 546.3
Tea, SD 6,894 110 1,595.6 1,392.5 203.1
Lennox, SD 2,520 18 714.3 476.2 238.1
Beresford, SD 2,112 36 1,704.5 1,609.8 94.7

Canton SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
9
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
6
Commute
9
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