Canton, SD Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Canton

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Canton_{/100k people}	South Dakota_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	39	n/a (estimate)	1,156	2,326	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Canton_{/100k people}	South Dakota_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	3.7	4.9
Rape	1	n/a	29.6	57.7	38.6
Robbery	0	n/a	0.0	25.2	101.9
Assault	7	n/a	207.4	296.6	237.8
Violent crime	8	n/a (estimate)	237	383	373
Burglary	2	n/a	59.3	344.8	491.4
Theft	23	n/a	681.5	1,459.8	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	6	n/a	177.8	138.4	220.2
Property crime	31	n/a (estimate)	919	1,943	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Canton is 60% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 3.17 daily crimes that occur in Canton.
Canton is safer than 57% of the cities in the United States.
In Canton you have a 1 in 87 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Canton has increased by 37%.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Canton

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Canton is 1 in 422

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Canton is 1 in 109

The chance of being a victim of crime in Canton is 1 in 87

Year Over Year Crime In Canton (per 100,000 people)

Canton police department

Item	Canton	South Dakota	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	5	995	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	1.6	2.2	3.3

There are a total of 5 Canton police officers. This results in 1.6 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 30.4% less than the South Dakota average and 52.5% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in South Dakota

State	Total offenders	South Dakota_/100K	National_/100K
South Dakota	0	0	0

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Worthing, SD	937	0	0	0
Larchwood, IA	1,004	108	773	881
Tea, SD	4,226	85	827	911
Shindler, SD	684	155	785	940
Rock Valley, IA	3,495	143	1,021	1,164
Canton, SD	3,218	237	919	1,156

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Wareham Center, MA	3,218	221	956	1,177
Nokomis, FL	3,218	252	1,535	1,787
Rushville, IL	3,218	97	778	876
McDonald, OH	3,219	167	1,476	1,643
Edcouch, TX	3,217	314	2,157	2,471
Canton, SD	3,218	237	919	1,156

Source: The Canton, SD crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2015. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.