Crime in Canton, Michigan
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Canton at 42% below the U.S. rate per resident: 47% lower for persons crimes and 41% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 19.6% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Canton. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 10.0 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (1.7 violent, 8.3 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Canton is lower than 43% of the 343 other Michigan places and 51% of the 8,446 other places nationwide on CrimeMetric.
Where these numbers come from
The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Canton's 65 census block groups for 100,425 residents. How Michigan residents' crime totals reach the FBI: detailed incident reports for 97.5%, summary counts only for 0.6% and estimates from past reports or similar agencies for 1.9% (shares of 2020 residents). Sources · Method
- Year: many show an agency's last full FBI year (often two years back). These figures are the model's estimate for the current year, release 2026-11-10.
- Crimes counted: some add simple assault, vandalism or drug offenses to "violent" or "property" crime; here major crime is persons plus property crime, and social disorder is separate.
- Area: an agency's totals cover its jurisdiction, which can differ from the city's limits; these are summed over the block groups inside Canton.
- Scale: a grade or a 1-to-100 score ranks places against each other; a rate per 1,000 residents and an index against the U.S. rate don't.
Rates are the model's estimates of reported crime per 1,000 residents a year. Index: 100 is the U.S. rate per resident; 200 is twice it. How we calculated this
How crime varies across Canton
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 16 and 63.
- 0–5069.2%
- 50–10014.0%
- 100–20015.0%
- 200–4000.0%
- 400+1.9%
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Shoplifting stands out most, at 27% above the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest on weekend daytimes
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 19.6% in a year; across Michigan it fell 6.1%
Change in the model's expected crimes, not a count of reports; Michigan in gray. 2031 is a model projection, not tested against past years.
Canton against U.S. places with 100,000 to 250,000 residents
223 of the 278 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Canton's, and 28 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 107. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Canton's major-crime index is higher than 4, lower than 3 and within 15% of 1 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Plymouth Township (4 mi), is 45% below Canton's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Canton
Is Canton safe?
Canton's major-crime index is 58, 42% below the U.S. rate per resident and lower than 43% of the 343 other Michigan places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 47% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 41% below the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Canton?
The model expects about 999 major crimes a year in Canton, about 10.0 per 1,000 residents, 42% below the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Canton?
Expected major crimes in Canton are down 19.6% from a year earlier; across Michigan they're down 6.1%.
What are the most common crimes in Canton?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are shoplifting (about 405 a year), other larceny (about 232 a year) and aggravated assault (about 141 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Canton?
The model expects about 91 thefts from vehicles a year in Canton, 66% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Canton?
The model expects about 57 motor vehicle thefts a year in Canton, 64% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Canton safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 52 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 66 at its highest in the daytime; 100 is the U.S. rate for the same hours. That's a citywide estimate per resident for those hours: it can't speak to a particular street, venue or evening. For one address, use the address lookup on this page.
Is crime in Canton higher than the Michigan average?
Canton's major-crime index is 58, 38% below the Michigan rate per resident. Michigan as a whole is 93, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in Canton compare with Plymouth Township?
Plymouth Township, 4 miles away, has a major-crime index of 32, 45% below Canton's rate per resident. Canton's is 58.
How we calculated this
Each police agency's crimes, as reported to the FBI or estimated where it didn't report, are spread across the census block groups it serves using population, jobs, points of interest and, where available, local incident records. Canton's figures add up its 65 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Canton has no published incident records in our data, so its estimate relies on agency totals and neighborhood characteristics.
- Rates are per resident, so places where many people work or visit but few live, such as downtowns, airports and stadiums, can read high.
- Disorderly conduct and trespassing are modeled, because the FBI records them only through arrests.
- Residents: 100,425. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Canton, Michigan." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/mi/canton
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