Canton, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Canton, TX 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 158 total crimes committed in Canton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,584.4 total crimes per 100K people in Canton.
  • The overall crime rate in Canton is 54.22% above the national average.
  • Canton ranks #618 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Canton ranks #8,675 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 Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Canton is 3,584.4 per 100,000 people. That's 54.22% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 33.17% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Canton
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 158 3,584.4 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 22.7 6.6 6.3
Robbery 2 45.4 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 158.8 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 11 249.5 446.5 369.8
Burglary 49 1,111.6 370.7 269.8
Larceny 84 1,905.6 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 14 317.6 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 147 3,334.8 2,245.0 1,954.4

Canton Crime Compared To Texas Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Canton

11
Violent Crimes
249.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-32.52%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Canton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Canton is 249.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 400.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Canton each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -32.52% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -44.11% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Canton

147
Property Crimes
3,334.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
70.63%
Above The National Average
  • There were 147 property crimes in Canton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Canton is 3,334.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 30.0 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 70.63% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 48.54% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 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
Tyler, TX 108,422 3,098 2,857.4 2,327.0 530.3
Rowlett, TX 65,196 1,122 1,721.0 1,484.8 236.2
Rockwall, TX 51,724 847 1,637.5 1,535.1 102.5
Forney, TX 31,105 423 1,359.9 1,160.6 199.3
Greenville, TX 30,890 563 1,822.6 1,515.1 307.5
Corsicana, TX 25,585 693 2,708.6 2,095.0 613.6
Ennis, TX 22,254 476 2,138.9 2,017.6 121.3
Terrell, TX 19,670 587 2,984.2 2,719.9 264.4
Sulphur Springs, TX 16,128 134 830.9 651.0 179.8
Athens, TX 12,986 269 2,071.5 1,732.6 338.8

Canton SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
5
Commute
4
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