Canton, GA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 16%

Violent crime 5%

Property crime 19%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Canton_{/100k people}	Georgia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,880 (estimate)	2,717	2,489
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	6.2	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	27.5	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	75.0	81.6
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	232.0	250.2
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	361 (estimate)	341	379
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	372.1	340.5
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,779.8	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	223.9	219.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,519 (estimate)	2,376	2,110

Key findings

Canton crime rates are 16% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Canton are 5% lower than the national average
In Canton you have a 1 in 35 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Canton is safer than 49% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Canton has increased by 18%

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The Canton crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Canton as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Canton crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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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 277

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Canton is 1 in 40

The chance of being a victim of crime in Canton is 1 in 35

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

Canton police department

Item	Canton	Georgia	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	43	11,364	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	1.8	4.0	3.3

There are a total of 43 Canton police officers. This results in 1.8 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 54% less than the Georgia average and 44% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Georgia

State	Total offenders	Georgia_/100K	National_/100K
Georgia	23,117	275	266

There are a total of 23,117 sex offenders in Georgia. This yields a total of 275 sex offenders in Georgia per 100,000 residents which is 3% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Ball Ground, GA	1,831	0	605	605
Milton, GA	36,755	37	726	764
Nelson, GA	1,470	122	850	972
Roswell, GA	93,968	157	1,093	1,250
Woodstock, GA	27,964	117	1,309	1,425
Alpharetta, GA	63,013	111	1,470	1,581
Holly Springs, GA	10,351	246	1,714	1,960
Canton, GA	25,022	361	2,519	2,880

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Mint Hill, NC	25,024	212	1,379	1,591
Ardmore, OK	25,027	826	4,213	5,038
Junction City, KS	25,016	999	2,527	3,526
Starkville, MS	25,011	168	1,600	1,768
Hercules, CA	25,011	120	1,322	1,442
Canton, GA	25,022	361	2,519	2,880

Source: The Canton, GA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. 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.