What is the crime rate in Canton, NC?

In 2024, the Canton Police Department reported 7 violent crimes and 83 property crimes to the FBI.

That is 158 violent and 1,879 property crimes per 100,000 of the 4,417 residents it serves.

Across North Carolina the rates were 383 and 2,008.

Nationally they were 363 and 1,767.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Violent per 100,000: 158
Property per 100,000: 1,879
Violent crimes: 7
Property crimes: 83

Crime reported by the Canton Police Department, 2023 to 2024

Offenses known to law enforcement, reported to the FBI; rates per 100,000 residents of the area the department serves
Year	Violent crimes	Violent per 100,000	Property crimes	Property per 100,000	Residents served
2023	11	251	116	2,642	4,391
2024	7	158	83	1,879	4,417

Violent crimes reported went from 11 in 2023 to 7 in 2024.

Property crimes reported went from 116 in 2023 to 83 in 2024.

In a small town a handful of incidents moves these numbers a long way, so one year’s change says little on its own.

Canton against North Carolina and the nation

Crimes per 100,000 residents, 2024
	Violent crime	Property crime
Canton	158	1,879
North Carolina	383	2,008
United States	363	1,767

These are rates per resident; they are not adjusted for visitors, commuters or the size of the area, which raise or lower a town’s figures without changing anybody’s risk.

Crime reported in places near Canton, 2024

Each place’s own police department; rates per 100,000 residents served
Place	Distance	Violent per 100,000	Property per 100,000
Canton	—	158	1,879
Waynesville	9.8 mi	425	3,084
Maggie Valley	13 mi	572	5,034
Woodfin	16 mi	244	1,012
Asheville	16 mi	752	4,394
Biltmore Forest	17 mi	68	744
Weaverville	19 mi	82	2,452
Fletcher	20 mi	24	1,670
Brevard	21 mi	87	587

Neighboring departments count the same offenses the same way, but their areas, populations and visitors differ, so a difference between two towns is a starting point for a question, not an answer.

How to read these numbers

These are offenses known to the police and reported to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program: crimes nobody reported, or that a department did not record, are not in them.

Violent crime is murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson.

A department reports the crimes in the area it polices, which can differ from the town’s boundaries, and the FBI estimates the population it serves.

The FBI asks that these figures not be used to rank places or to judge how safe a neighborhood is: crime depends on many local factors, and the counts describe a whole town, not any street or home.

A year is shown only when the department reported all twelve months.

FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use

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