Canton, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Canton, GA 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 311 total crimes committed in Canton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 931.5 total crimes per 100K people in Canton.
  • The overall crime rate in Canton is -59.92% below the national average.
  • Canton ranks #57 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Canton ranks #3,499 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 Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Canton is 931.5 per 100,000 people. That's -59.92% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -61.31% lower than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Canton
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 311 931.5 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.8 6.3
Robbery 2 6.0 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 31 92.9 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 36 107.8 400.1 369.8
Burglary 12 35.9 290.7 269.8
Larceny 247 739.8 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 16 47.9 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 275 823.7 2,007.4 1,954.4

Canton Crime Compared To Georgia Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Canton

36
Violent Crimes
107.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-70.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 36 violent crimes in Canton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Canton is 107.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 927.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Canton each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -70.84% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -73.05% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Canton

275
Property Crimes
823.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-57.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 275 property crimes in Canton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Canton is 823.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 121.4 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 -57.85% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -58.97% lower than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 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
Roswell, GA 92,550 1,291 1,394.9 1,208.0 186.9
Alpharetta, GA 66,629 1,051 1,577.4 1,302.7 274.7
Milton, GA 41,330 290 701.7 631.5 70.2
Woodstock, GA 37,325 442 1,184.2 1,087.7 96.5
Kennesaw, GA 32,974 393 1,191.8 997.8 194.1
Cartersville, GA 23,293 655 2,812.0 2,331.2 480.8
Acworth, GA 22,170 302 1,362.2 1,249.4 112.8
Holly Springs, GA 18,511 66 356.5 340.3 16.2
Jasper, GA 4,371 74 1,693.0 1,647.2 45.8
Ball Ground, GA 2,876 3 104.3 104.3 0.0

Canton SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
4
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