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United States / Ohio / Canton-Massillon Metro Area / Stark County / Canton / Zip Codes
Canton, OH has a significantly higher level of violent and property crime than the US average. Violent crime in Canton is 51.7 compared to the US average of 22.7, and property crime in Canton is 74.5 compared to the US average of 35.4. This significant difference indicates that there is an elevated amount of criminal activity happening in Canton. It is important for residents to take precautions and be aware of their surroundings to stay safe.

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

Canton violent crime is 51.7. (The US average is 22.7)
Canton property crime is 74.5. (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, OH Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
200014568.883.3357.11006.96646.81674.34370.6601.8
20041493.411.3118.4411.8951.976662066.34810.1789.5
2005835.6571.3476.6282.77569.419594927.4683
20061021.711.384.2576.8349.478192277.14864.6677.3
2007967.510.277.6530.2349.67829.32247.84978.8602.6
2008896.110.383.3462.8339.76791.82099.84206.1485.9
2009874.716.685.8414.9357.35431.31753.23364.3313.8
2010836.62.669.3415.73495297.81954.12998.5345.1
20111108.716.478599.5414.76552.12537.63672.3342.2
2012999.813.787.8567.8330.56476.12180.73663.2632.3
201315.299.2491.7320.95858.31677.73577.2603.3
20141008.411.1125.7315556.75427.51410.43670.3346.7
20151128.89.795.7335.6687.85336.21655.83389.2291.2
2016944.811.2107.5238.7587.65113.61327.23452.8333.6
2017117722.5136.6264.7753.25301.91419.13536.5346.3
20181196.84.2138.8267.7786.15367.91373.83564.9429.1
20191398.78.6192.5268929.65292.31371.63463.1457.7

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
North Canton, OH87.01,356.417,50342019
East Canton, OH123.92,044.61,63952004
Perry Township, Stark County, OH149.41,461.528,26262019
Louisville, OH64.3836.19,15062019
Jackson Township, Stark County, OH128.92,443.840,77962019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
Youngstown, OH665.83,554.664,669432018
Parma, OH143.0969.178,968442019
Elyria, OH254.61,711.754,857542019
Lorain, OH451.42,244.563,619602019
Newark, OH296.03,329.447,808752019

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Randy · Canton, OH
A small piece of a bigger puzzle
Over 7 years ago

It is hard to discuss Canton without putting it into the larger context of Northeast Ohio(Cleveland/Akron/Canton) Canton itself has added a nice Arts district, miles  More

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Know it · Boston, MA
Fly Over Country
Over 8 years ago

Grew up in Ohio, spent the first 25 years of life there and enjoyed. On the East Coast in Boston, MA now. It was a good place for a kid. If you have any ambition at  More

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Chris · Canton, OH
Canton, Ohio Sucks
Over 10 years ago

Canton, Oh is a rathole yes this place will suck the life out of you, yes there are plenty of prostitutes, drug dealers and users everything is true. Your chance of  More

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