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

Crime Index, #124

Canton, MA	603.20
Massachusetts	1,368.47
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, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Canton, MA	Count	0	7	1	51	55	160	11	2
	Canton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	31.2	4.5	227.3	245.1	713.0	49.0	8.9	716
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.0	24.1	89.5	267.6	370.1	1,364.5	122.5	NA	1,139
	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, MA	Count	0	3	7	49	43	140	5	1
	Canton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	13.6	31.7	221.7	194.6	633.5	22.6	4.5	604
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.0	31.2	100.2	270.5	459.2	1,455.7	136.3	NA	1,269
	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, MA	Count	0	1	5	29	50	185	24	1
	Canton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	4.6	22.8	132.4	228.3	844.6	109.6	4.6	570
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	1.8	24.7	98.6	280.4	519.7	1,494.4	138.9	NA	1,282
	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, MA	Count	0	0	4	22	75	210	16	2
	Canton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	18.4	101.4	345.7	968.1	73.8	9.2	581
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.8	24.7	102.7	298.1	554.6	1,540.3	163.7	NA	1,362
	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, MA	Count	0	3	4	45	67	150	13	0
	Canton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	13.5	17.9	201.9	300.6	672.9	58.3	0.0	644
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	3.2	26.7	105.0	331.8	576.8	1,598.8	174.9	NA	1,446
	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, MA	Count	0	2	5	38	44	163	15	0
	Canton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	8.9	22.3	169.6	196.4	727.5	66.9	0.0	561
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.6	25.8	112.6	316.0	525.7	1,600.3	178.0	NA	1,405
	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, MA	Count	0	3	3	48	66	218	17	3
	Canton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	13.6	13.6	217.6	299.3	988.5	77.1	13.6	742
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.6	26.7	108.8	310.9	555.5	1,648.6	196.0	NA	1,434
	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, MA	Count	0	5	2	53	44	202	15	1
	Canton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	22.8	9.1	242.1	201.0	922.8	68.5	4.6	736
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.9	25.3	108.6	294.7	552.9	1,606.1	232.4	NA	1,421
	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, MA	Count	0	2	5	30	45	164	9	0
	Canton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	9.2	23.0	138.2	207.4	755.7	41.5	0.0	532
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.9	27.1	125.0	292.1	546.5	1,565.4	279.0	NA	1,462
	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, MA	Count	0	0	4	NA	45	148	17	4
	Canton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	18.7	NA	209.8	690.1	79.3	18.7	346
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.7	27.1	119.0	308.1	541.1	1,527.4	295.1	NA	1,463
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Canton, MA		-0.11
Massachusetts		50.44
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, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Canton, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Canton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	4.7	2.0	0.9	1.2	0.5	0.2	47
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Canton, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Canton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.3	2.2	1.0	1.4	0.6	0.0	53
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Canton, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Canton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.7	1.2	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Canton, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Canton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.8	2.6	1.2	1.4	0.5	0.1	57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Canton, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Canton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.0	2.4	0.9	1.1	0.7	0.0	50
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Canton, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Canton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.1	2.5	0.9	1.0	0.6	0.0	50
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Canton, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Canton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.2	2.6	0.9	1.0	0.5	0.1	52
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Canton, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Canton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.6	2.7	0.9	1.3	0.7	0.0	56
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Canton, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Canton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	6.3	2.8	1.4	1.2	0.9	0.0	62
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Canton, MA	1.80
Massachusetts	2.79
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, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Canton, MA	Count	43	42	1
	Canton, MA	Per 100,000	191.6	187.2	4.5	1.89
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	307.4	255.1	52.3	2.81
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Canton, MA	Count	44	44	0
	Canton, MA	Per 100,000	199.1	199.1	0.0	1.99
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	302.7	251.0	51.7	2.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Canton, MA	Count	43	42	1
	Canton, MA	Per 100,000	196.3	191.8	4.6	1.94
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	298.9	248.8	50.2	2.74
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Canton, MA	Count	43	42	1
	Canton, MA	Per 100,000	198.2	193.6	4.6	1.96
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	304.7	251.6	53.1	2.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Canton, MA	Count	43	42	1
	Canton, MA	Per 100,000	192.9	188.4	4.5	1.91
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	301.4	248.7	52.7	2.75
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Canton, MA	Count	43	42	1
	Canton, MA	Per 100,000	191.9	187.4	4.5	1.90
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	262.4	218.2	44.2	2.40
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Canton, MA	Count	42	41	1
	Canton, MA	Per 100,000	190.4	185.9	4.5	1.88
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	321.2	264.4	56.7	2.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Canton, MA	Count	43	42	1
	Canton, MA	Per 100,000	196.4	191.9	4.6	1.94
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	319.2	264.3	54.9	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Canton, MA	Count	46	45	1
2005	Canton, MA	Count	44	43	1