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Canton, OH Crime and Crime Rate

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The Canton crime rate is much higher than the Ohio average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #391

Canton, OH	3,931.26
Ohio	1,786.57
U.S.	1,776.27

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Canton, OH Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2010	Canton, OH	Count	2	54	324	272	1,523	2,337	269	46
	Canton, OH	Per 100,000	2.6	69.3	415.7	349.0	1,954.1	2,998.5	345.1	59.0	3,260
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.1	32.1	142.8	136.2	923.3	2,138.8	183.1	NA	1,661
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Canton, OH	Count	13	67	324	279	1,369	2,627	245	41
	Canton, OH	Per 100,000	16.6	85.8	414.9	357.3	1,753.2	3,364.3	313.8	52.5	3,536
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.5	34.8	154.1	138.7	902.9	2,169.8	198.3	NA	1,704
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Canton, OH	Count	8	65	361	265	1,638	3,281	379	31
	Canton, OH	Per 100,000	10.3	83.3	462.8	339.7	2,099.8	4,206.1	485.9	39.7	3,951
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.7	38.5	163.0	142.1	892.8	2,270.5	248.4	NA	1,788
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Canton, OH	Count	8	61	417	275	1,768	3,916	474	38
	Canton, OH	Per 100,000	10.2	77.6	530.2	349.6	2,247.8	4,978.8	602.6	48.3	4,358
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.5	38.8	159.2	140.7	859.1	2,301.6	294.6	NA	1,793
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Canton, OH	Count	9	67	459	278	1,812	3,871	539	28
	Canton, OH	Per 100,000	11.3	84.2	576.8	349.4	2,277.1	4,864.6	677.3	35.2	4,500
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.7	39.6	166.8	139.2	909.8	2,442.8	326.1	NA	1,887
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Canton, OH	Count	4	57	381	226	1,566	3,939	546	40
	Canton, OH	Per 100,000	5.0	71.3	476.6	282.7	1,959.0	4,927.4	683.0	50.0	3,985
	Ohio	Per 100,000	5.1	39.8	163.1	143.4	872.8	2,429.0	360.9	NA	1,887
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Canton, OH	2.09
Ohio	2.40
U.S.	2.81

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Canton, OH Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2010	Canton, OH	Count	189	157	32
	Canton, OH	Per 100,000	242.5	201.4	41.1	2.22
	Ohio	Per 100,000	298.9	210.2	88.7	2.55
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Canton, OH	Count	198	159	39
	Canton, OH	Per 100,000	253.6	203.6	49.9	2.29
	Ohio	Per 100,000	291.5	216.3	75.2	2.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Canton, OH	Count	213	173	40
	Canton, OH	Per 100,000	273.1	221.8	51.3	2.47
	Ohio	Per 100,000	323.9	224.9	99.0	2.74
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Canton, OH	Count	206	168	38
	Canton, OH	Per 100,000	261.9	213.6	48.3	2.38
	Ohio	Per 100,000	307.3	217.3	89.9	2.62
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Canton, OH	Count	214	176	38
2005	Canton, OH	Count	202	167	35