Canonsburg, PA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Canonsburg, PA Summary

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

  • There were 44 total crimes committed in Canonsburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 500.6 total crimes per 100K people in Canonsburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Canonsburg is -78.46% below the national average.
  • Canonsburg ranks #114 safest out of 365 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Canonsburg ranks #1,808 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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Canonsburg Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Canonsburg is 500.6 per 100,000 people. That's -78.46% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -75.38% lower than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 2,033.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Canonsburg
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 44 500.6 2,033.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.9 6.3
Robbery 1 11.4 83.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 91.0 264.6 268.2
Violent Crime 8 91.0 389.5 369.8
Burglary 1 11.4 248.6 269.8
Larceny 34 386.8 1,274.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 121.0 282.7
Property Crime 36 409.6 1,644.1 1,954.4

Canonsburg Crime Compared To Pennsylvania Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Canonsburg

8
Violent Crimes
91.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.39%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Canonsburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Canonsburg is 91.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,098.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Canonsburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.39% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -76.63% lower than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 389.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Canonsburg

36
Property Crimes
409.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-79.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 36 property crimes in Canonsburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Canonsburg is 409.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 244.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Canonsburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -79.04% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -75.09% lower than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,644.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Canonsburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Brentwood, PA 9,819 73 743.5 651.8 91.7
Crafton, PA 6,178 211 3,415.3 3,172.5 242.8

Canonsburg SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
8
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