East Canton, OH Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 62%

Violent crime 67%

Property crime 61%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	East Canton_{/100k people}	Ohio_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	891 (estimate)	2,159	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	7.0	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	43.2	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	66.9	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	191.6	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	127 (estimate)	309	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	318.8	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,359.8	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	171.7	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	763 (estimate)	1,850	1,958

Key findings

East Canton crime rates are 62% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in East Canton are 67% lower than the national average
In East Canton you have a 1 in 113 chance of becoming a victim of crime
East Canton is safer than 73% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in East Canton has decreased by 8%

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in East Canton

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in East Canton is 1 in 785

The chance of being a victim of property crime in East Canton is 1 in 132

The chance of being a victim of crime in East Canton is 1 in 113

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

East Canton police department

Item	East Canton	Ohio	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	17,044	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	2.7	3.3

Sex offenders in Ohio

State	Total offenders	Ohio_/100K	National_/100K
Ohio	17,872	156	266

There are a total of 17,872 sex offenders in Ohio. This yields a total of 156 sex offenders in Ohio per 100,000 residents which is 41% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Lake Mohawk, OH	1,604	51	303	354
Strasburg, OH	3,007	74	667	742
New Franklin, OH	14,195	92	660	752
Louisville, OH	9,318	53	745	799
Bolivar, OH	1,070	115	689	805
Hills and Dales, OH	246	125	747	872
Magnolia, OH	1,114	130	781	911
East Canton, OH	1,506	127	763	891

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
North Fork, AZ	1,506	260	1,193	1,452
Eatons Neck, NY	1,506	51	198	249
Ames Lake, WA	1,506	41	383	425
Willow Creek, CA	1,507	220	1,067	1,287
New Berlin, IL	1,505	0	378	378
East Canton, OH	1,506	127	763	891

Source: The East Canton, OH crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. 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.