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Crime Map, Crime Rate and Safest ZIP Codes in Canton, OH
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores in Canton, compare its ZIP codes, and find wider county context.
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores around Canton. The map can include areas outside the city limits.
Is Canton, OH safe?
Canton, Ohio has a CrimeScore Safety Score of 24 out of 100, grade D, below the Ohio statewide score of 53. An estimated 7% of its residents live in neighborhoods graded A or B, compared with 45% statewide. Its 6 ZIP codes range from 3 to 40, so the answer depends on the neighborhood. Safety Scores are modeled estimates, not official crime rates.
- Safety Score
- 24 / 100
- Residents in A or B neighborhoods
- 7%
- Residents in D or F neighborhoods
- 82%
- Scored neighborhoods
- 94
How Canton compares
Canton scores 29 points below the Ohio statewide score of 53. Both scores average neighborhood scores weighted by population, so they compare directly.
Canton lies in Stark County, which has a county Safety Score of 49, grade C.
County Safety Scores describe whole counties and are measured differently, so they are not an average of the neighborhoods inside Canton.
Neighborhoods inside Canton
94 scored neighborhoods (Census block groups) with residents lie at least partly inside Canton, 66 of them mostly inside it. Among those 66, the lowest scores 0, the highest 92, and the middle 80% range from 2 to 44.
Safest ZIP codes in Canton, OH
Ranked by Safety Score among ZIP codes that score above the city's median ZIP score and have at least 5 scored block groups, so a single small area can't top the list.
ZIP code Safety Scores in Canton, OH
Showing all 6 ZIP profiles
Higher scores indicate safer modeled conditions. Scored areas are Census block groups, not a coverage percentage.
Closest cities in Ohio
- North Canton Safety Score 58 · grade C · 4.5 miles
- Massillon Safety Score 44 · grade C · 7.6 miles
- Green Safety Score 73 · grade B · 11 miles
- New Franklin Safety Score 72 · grade B · 14 miles
- Alliance Safety Score 27 · grade D · 15 miles
Distances are measured between the population-weighted centers of each city's scored neighborhoods.
About Canton
Canton has an estimated 69,211 residents (2024 Census estimate) and 26.3 square miles of land inside its 2020 city limits. Its city score combines 94 scored Census block groups that lie at least partly within those limits.
How this page is built
A ZIP code is listed here when most of its land is inside the city limits. ZIPs that mainly lie outside the city appear on their county pages. The city score is not an average of the listed ZIP scores.
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