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Canton Crime Rate Report (Massachusetts)

Canton crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 24 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Canton for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Canton in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 20.34% and the city property crime rate in Canton was lower than the national property crime rate average by 64.45%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Canton was lower than the violent crime rate in Massachusetts by 13.79% and the city property crime rate in Canton was lower than the property crime rate in Massachusetts by 47.09%.

Property and Violent Crime
Canton Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Canton Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Canton Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault61
Arson0
Burglary11
Larceny and Theft110
Motor Vehicle Theft17
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape2
Robbery3
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)146
Property Crime138
Violent Crime66
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault74
Arson2
Burglary8
Larceny and Theft116
Motor Vehicle Theft16
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape2
Robbery2
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)148
Property Crime140
Violent Crime78

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Canton Property Crime

Canton Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Canton Crime 2025

Canton Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Canton Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Canton Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Canton, Massachusetts crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Canton crime report data for 2026 was projected from 24 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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