Massillon, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Massillon, OH Summary

Crime in Massillon research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Massillon 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 Massillon:

  • There were 693 total crimes committed in Massillon the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,120.6 total crimes per 100K people in Massillon.
  • The overall crime rate in Massillon is -8.76% below the national average.
  • Massillon ranks #326 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Massillon ranks #6,793 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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Massillon Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Massillon is 2,120.6 per 100,000 people. That's -8.76% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -1.78% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Massillon
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 693 2,120.6 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 8 24.5 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 31 94.9 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 65 198.9 308.8 369.8
Burglary 93 284.6 318.8 269.8
Larceny 503 1,539.2 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 32 97.9 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 628 1,921.7 1,850.3 1,954.4

Massillon Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Massillon

65
Violent Crimes
198.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-46.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 65 violent crimes in Massillon in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Massillon is 198.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 502.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Massillon each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -46.21% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -35.58% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Massillon

628
Property Crimes
1,921.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-1.67%
Below The National Average
  • There were 628 property crimes in Massillon in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Massillon is 1,921.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 52.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Massillon each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -1.67% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 3.86% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Massillon

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Canton, OH 70,070 4,714 6,727.6 5,547.3 1,180.2
North Canton, OH 17,855 240 1,344.2 1,254.6 89.6
New Franklin, OH 13,744 85 618.5 560.2 58.2
Dover, OH 12,936 74 572.0 440.6 131.4
Norton, OH 11,507 203 1,764.1 1,625.1 139.0
Louisville, OH 9,497 124 1,305.7 1,263.6 42.1
Orrville, OH 8,453 72 851.8 662.5 189.3
Canal Fulton, OH 5,321 48 902.1 789.3 112.8
Brewster, OH 2,107 30 1,423.8 1,234.0 189.8
Navarre, OH 1,788 66 3,691.3 3,579.4 111.9

Massillon SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
8
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