Canton, MA Crime


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Canton, MA is considered to be a relatively safe place to live, with violent crime coming in at 15.1 per 100,000 people - significantly lower than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, property crime is also much lower than the US average of 35.4 per 100,000 people, at 18.8 per 100,000 people. This suggests that Canton is a safe place to live and work with crime levels below the national averages for both violent and property crimes.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Canton violent crime is 15.1. (The US average is 22.7)
Canton property crime is 18.8. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Canton, MA Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
200037.300037.3945.3172.3684.588.5
200247.504.81923.81041.3156.9808.376.1
2004163.9018.718.7126.41076.8271.5678.8126.4
20050018.7979.2209.8690.179.3
2006170.509.223138.21004.6207.4755.741.5
2007274.1022.89.1242.11192.3201922.868.5
2008244.9013.613.6217.61364.8299.3988.577.1
2009200.808.922.3169.6990.8196.4727.566.9
2010233.3013.517.9201.91031.8300.6672.958.3
2011119.90018.4101.41387.6345.7968.173.8
2012159.804.622.8132.41182.5228.3844.6109.6
2013267013.631.7221.7850.7194.6633.522.6
2014262.9031.24.5227.31007.1245.171349
2015290.1017.68.8263.8826.5211571.544
2016339.7021.817.4300.5862.3117.6679.465.3
2017382.103434314.2632.793.451821.2
2018341.6016.916.9307.9497.729.5413.354.8
2019358.60021.1337.5662.375.9556.829.5

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Stoughton, MA200.3987.528,74842019
Norwood, MA161.0736.729,19442019
Randolph, MA238.51,189.531,34742019
Avon, MA222.02,464.54,42752019
Sharon, MA47.4247.718,25052019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Stoughton, MA200.3987.528,74842019
Norwood, MA161.0736.729,19442019
Randolph, MA238.51,189.531,34742019
Sharon, MA47.4247.718,25052019
Westwood, MA61.71,024.814,29262019

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