Canton has an overall crime rate of 11 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Canton is 1 in 89. How does Canton fare compared to other communities in New York of all population sizes? Canton's crime rate is lower than approximately 33% of New York communities.
How does the crime rate in Canton compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Canton with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Canton's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.
Now let us turn to take a look at how Canton does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Canton.
For Canton, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Canton than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1199, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.
NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Canton's rate for property crime is 10 per one thousand population. This makes Canton a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Canton is one in 96.
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total Crime Index
(100 is safest)
Canton Annual Crimes
| Violent | Property | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of Crimes | 6 | 75 | 81 |
Crime Rate | 0.83 | 10.42 | 11.26 |
Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)
20151050
0.83
4.29
National Median: 4
Canton
New York
Chances of Becoming a Victim of aViolentCrime
1 in1,199
inCanton
1 in233
inNew York State
Canton Violent Crimes
Population:7,195
| Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 0.00 | 0.42 | 0.00 | 0.42 |
United States Violent Crimes
Population:333,287,557
| Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 21,156 | 133,294 | 220,450 | 893,980 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 0.06 | 0.40 | 0.66 | 2.68 |
Property Crime
Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)
1007550250
10.42
17.22
National Median: 20
Canton
New York
Chances of Becoming a Victim of aPropertyCrime
1 in96
inCanton
1 in58
inNew York State
Property Crimes
Population:7,195
| burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 13 | 58 | 4 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 1.81 | 8.06 | 0.56 |
United States Property Crimes
Population:333,287,557
| burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 899,293 | 4,672,363 | 942,173 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 2.70 | 14.02 | 2.83 |
Canton Crimes Per Square Mile
200150100500
22
44
National Median: 27.0
Canton
New York
