Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2019
Canton, IL Crime Grade
How Canton grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Illinois — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Illinois
8/10
vs. Illinois cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2019, the violent crime rate in Canton, IL was 286.8 per 100,000 residents (39 incidents over a population of 13,600). That puts Canton 25% below the U.S. rate of 380.9 and 32% below the Illinois statewide rate of 422.6.
That ranks Canton #2,586 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 31% of them, and #170 of 214 in Illinois. Violent crime is up 19% year over year and up 57% over the last five years.
Canton, IL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Illinois Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 286.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,586 of 3,771
- IL rank
- #170 of 214
- Safer than
- 31% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 19%
- 5-year change
- up 57%
- Population
- 13,600
- Reporting agency
- Canton Police Department
- Data year
- 2019 · FBI UCR
Reported by Canton Police Department (FBI ORI IL0290200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Canton (red), Illinois (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Canton vs. U.S., 2019 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 183.0(26) | 99.2(14) | 235.8(33) | 240.0(33) | 286.8(39) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 49.3(7) | 14.2(2) | 64.3(9) | 65.5(9) | 80.9(11) |
| Robbery | 14.1(2) | 28.3(4) | 14.3(2) | 7.3(1) | 7.4(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 119.6(17) | 56.7(8) | 157.2(22) | 167.3(23) | 198.5(27) |
| Property crime | 1681.9(239) | 1388.5(196) | 1736.2(243) | 952.8(131) | 963.2(131) |
| Burglary | 316.7(45) | 297.5(42) | 242.9(34) | 349.1(48) | 470.6(64) |
| Larceny | 1316.0(187) | 1041.4(147) | 1436.1(201) | 509.1(70) | 419.1(57) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 35.2(5) | 35.4(5) | 57.2(8) | 87.3(12) | 66.2(9) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Canton, IL Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Canton Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Canton calculated?
- Canton's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Illinois state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Illinois cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Canton Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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