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The Canton crime rate is much lower than the Georgia average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #86

Canton, GA	842.95
Georgia	1,911.41
U.S.	1,669.05

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, GA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Canton, GA	Count	0	2	9	24	72	408	27	0
	Canton, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	8.2	36.8	98.2	294.5	1,668.8	110.4	0.0	814
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.7	21.4	123.0	218.4	756.9	2,258.4	266.0	NA	1,672
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Canton, GA	Count	0	1	11	11	59	326	21	NA
	Canton, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	4.2	45.8	45.8	245.4	1,356.0	87.3	NA	641
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.6	19.9	125.0	209.3	823.2	2,254.9	268.5	NA	1,689
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Canton, GA	Count	0	4	7	7	65	326	24	0
	Canton, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	16.9	29.6	29.6	275.1	1,379.7	101.6	0.0	692
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.9	21.4	125.6	226.0	874.9	2,248.0	287.7	NA	1,753
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Canton, GA	Count	3	3	8	10	64	335	21	1
	Canton, GA	Per 100,000	12.9	12.9	34.4	43.0	275.2	1,440.2	90.3	4.3	896
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.6	20.9	123.8	222.9	974.6	2,351.7	300.3	NA	1,823
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Canton, GA	Count	0	3	5	9	51	394	26	1
	Canton, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	12.1	20.2	36.4	206.5	1,595.3	105.3	4.0	682
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.8	21.6	127.7	248.2	998.4	2,329.3	312.8	NA	1,872
	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, GA	Count	1	3	8	16	63	406	17	0
	Canton, GA	Per 100,000	3.9	11.8	31.5	63.1	248.3	1,600.3	67.0	0.0	786
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.8	23.4	148.6	248.3	1,000.7	2,328.7	337.2	NA	1,926
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2007	Canton, GA	Count	1	15	10	36	49	467	49	NA
	Canton, GA	Per 100,000	4.5	68.0	45.3	163.1	222.0	2,115.9	222.0	NA	1,390
	Georgia	Per 100,000	7.5	22.8	181.7	281.2	950.2	2,504.6	446.3	NA	2,105
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827

Hate Crime Index

Canton, GA		-0.17
Georgia		7.00
U.S.		23.78

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

Canton, GA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Canton, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Canton, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	4
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Canton, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Canton, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Canton, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Canton, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Canton, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Canton, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Canton, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Canton, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Canton, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Canton, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	1
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Canton, GA	1.66
Georgia	3.18
U.S.	2.83

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, GA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Canton, GA	Count	50	46	4
	Canton, GA	Per 100,000	204.5	188.1	16.4	1.96
	Georgia	Per 100,000	339.6	251.4	88.2	2.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Canton, GA	Count	41	37	4
	Canton, GA	Per 100,000	170.5	153.9	16.6	1.62
	Georgia	Per 100,000	369.2	273.0	96.2	3.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Canton, GA	Count	43	37	6
	Canton, GA	Per 100,000	182.0	156.6	25.4	1.69
	Georgia	Per 100,000	369.2	276.8	92.4	3.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2010	Canton, GA	Count	48	43	5
	Canton, GA	Per 100,000	194.4	174.1	20.2	1.84
	Georgia	Per 100,000	379.4	284.5	94.9	3.32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Canton, GA	Count	48	43	5
	Canton, GA	Per 100,000	189.2	169.5	19.7	1.79
	Georgia	Per 100,000	380.3	273.4	106.8	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Canton, GA	Count	52	46	6
	Canton, GA	Per 100,000	215.4	190.6	24.9	2.03
	Georgia	Per 100,000	371.8	272.0	99.9	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2006	Canton, GA	Count	46	39	7
2005	Canton, GA	Count	48	41	7